France «first race this year that I feel competitive» in MotoGP
Quartararo enjoyed one of his stronger weekends on the weak Yamaha package in 2024 in front of his home crowd at Le Mans, qualifying eighth and fighting inside the top eight in the grand prix. The 2021 world champion was running sixth when he crashed out at Turn 9 on lap 17 of 27 but […]
Quartararo at a loss to explain Le Mans MotoGP Friday pace
For just the second time this season, Quartararo will make an appearance in the pole shootout qualifying session on Saturday after finishing Friday’s running at his home round in 10th. While Yamaha brought a raft of changes to its bike for the Jerez test after the Spanish GP, only a few items – and not […]
Yamaha’s turning woes led to arm pump for Quartararo in MotoGP Spanish GP
The start to the 2024 campaign has so far proven difficult for Yamaha, though it still managed to snare 2021 world champion Quartararo to a new two-year deal beyond the end of this season. At Jerez – a track Quartararo has won at twice in MotoGP – the Frenchman scored an unlikely third in the […]
Quartararo felt «massive change» on new Yamaha M1’s first MotoGP test
In its bid to arrest a steady decline in performance over the last few years, Yamaha had been working behind the scenes on an all-new version of its MotoGP contender, which was finally ready for its first test after Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. Both 2021 champion Quartararo and new recruit Alex Rins got to put […]
Quartararo stresses ‘quality over quantity’ with upcoming Yamaha MotoGP update
The start to the 2024 MotoGP season has not been easy for Yamaha having scored just 19 points in the opening three rounds, with a best of eighth for Fabio Quartararo in the Portuguese Grand Prix. Despite this, Yamaha has been able to snare Quartararo to a new two-year contract and has big updates planned for the coming races. […]
Marquez’s Honda exit «woke a lot of people up» at Yamaha
Earlier this month, Quartararo inked a fresh multi-year deal with Yamaha, keeping him with the Iwata-based manufacturer until at least the end of the 2026 season. The new contract was agreed despite an underwhelming start to the new campaign for Yamaha, leaving the 24-year-old to fight for lower reaches of the points in the opening […]
Age a key factor in Quartararo’s new Yamaha MotoGP deal
Five days before the start of the Americas GP, Yamaha announced the extension of Quartararo‘s contract until the end of 2026. Quartararo justified his decision in Texas with the internal restructuring process that has been launched within the technical department of the Japanese team. Read Also: The most important aspect of this is the incorporation […]
Quartararo says Yamaha MotoGP renewal down to ‘huge confidential’ changes
Last week Yamaha announced it had re-signed Quartararo to a new two-year contract, reportedly worth around €12 million per season, taking him through to the end of 2026. It comes as Yamaha has continued to struggle for form in the first round of 2024 and Quartararo admitted discussions with rival teams. Speaking ahead of this […]
Quartararo signs new MotoGP deal with Yamaha despite 2025 rumours
Quartararo made his MotoGP debut in 2019 with Yamaha at the satellite Petronas Sepang Racing Team, scoring seven podiums in a stunning rookie campaign. This earned him a promotion to the factory squad in 2021 to replace Valentino Rossi, with Quartararo arriving there as a three-time race winner following the 2020 campaign. Quartararo went on […]