New #MotoGP post: Was Fabio Quartararo's decision to stay with Yamaha just down to being handed a big pile of cash? Or is there more to it than that?
https://motomatters.com/analysis/2024/04/08/fabio_quartararo_s_dilemma_was_there.html
Details, repercussions and thoughts on Fabio Quartararo staying with Yamaha. What it means for Jorge Martin and the prospects of a Yamaha satellite squad.
https://motomatters.com/news/2024/04/05/the_next_domino_stays_in_place_fabio.html
Fabio Quartararo stays with Yamaha for the next two years.
Buriram MotoGP Friday round up:
- Why you can't read much into the times
- Michelin's tyre designations are deliberately confusing
- Why the Yamahas are fast
- Is doubt creeping in for Jorge Martin?
- Have Aprilia made a step?
#MotoGP #Buriram #ThaiGP #Ducati #Yamaha #JM89 #PB63 #FQ20
https://motomatters.com/analysis/2023/10/27/buriram_motogp_friday_round_up_martin_vs.html
Mandalika MotoGP race Subscriber Notes posted
- how hubris caught out Jorge Martin
- how the medium tyre helped Pecco Bagnaia
- the knock-on effect of using the soft
- the Yamaha isn't *that* bad
- Diggia stakes a claim
- Bestia's back
#MotoGP #Mandalika #IndonesianGP #JM89 #PB63 #FQ20 #FD49 #Ducati #Yamaha
https://motomatters.com/analysis/2023/10/16/mandalika_motogp_race_subscriber_notes.html
Sunday Subscriber Notes from the India MotoGP race :
- How the championship was blown wide open again
- The new superstar
- Why Martin's leathers opened
- Martin's problem with heat, and how it affects the championship
- How come Honda and Yamaha are suddenly competitive again
#MotoGP #India #Buddh #MotoGPBharat #Ducati #Honda #Yamaha #MB72 #PB63 #JM89 #FQ20 #MM93 #JM36
https://motomatters.com/analysis/2023/09/24/india_motogp_sunday_subscriber_notes_a.html
A few more notes from Barcelona. About Maverick Viñales' tyre pressure, the misery of Honda, Quartararo going backwards, and how the Misano test may determine Marc Marquez' future, but in a different way than you think.
#MotoGP #Barcelona #Honda #Yamaha #Aprilia #MM93 #FQ20
https://motomatters.com/analysis/2023/09/06/barcelona_motogp_subscriber_notes_part_2.html
After @akyranishimura's excellent interview with Honda's Koji Watanabe, now it is my turn, with a long interview with Yamaha's Lin Jarvis.
In part 1, Jarvis explains why Yamaha chose Alex Rins over Franco Morbidelli, and why the Japanese factories are so far behind in MotoGP.
Part 2, on concessions and a satellite team, tomorrow.
#MotoGP #Yamaha #LinJarvis #FQ20 #FM21 #AR42
https://motomatters.com/interview/2023/08/15/lin_jarvis_interview_part_1_why_yamaha.html
ICYMI:
Have the Japanese factories hit rock bottom? At Silverstone, Yamaha and Honda looked more like they were at a test than a grand prix. What does this mean for the future? Have they turned things around or are they still digging? A special for subscribers
#MotoGP #Honda #Yamaha #MM93 #JM36 #TN30 #FM21 #FQ20
https://motomatters.com/analysis/2023/08/11/whither_japan_how_honda_and_yamaha.html
Have the Japanese factories hit rock bottom? At Silverstone, Yamaha and Honda looked more like they were at a test than a grand prix. What does this mean for the future? Have they turned things around or are they still digging? A special for subscribers
#MotoGP #Honda #Yamaha #MM93 #JM36 #TN30 #FM21 #FQ20
https://motomatters.com/analysis/2023/08/11/whither_japan_how_honda_and_yamaha.html
Fabio Quartararo has had surgery to fix the toe he broke running in Amsterdam. He chose to have it pinned so he can get back to training ASAP
Fabio Quartararo confirms the split with manager Eric Mahé, and says he will be managing himself going forward.
"We tried an exhaust which was not working, chassis is not working, aero is not working, electronics is not working... From the test, the new things that we tried were useless."
Fabio Quartararo on the parts tested at the Jerez test.
Bike is too aggressive, it shakes everywhere. Not a happy bunny.
The engine configuration and peak horsepower are the least of Yamaha's problems.
The bike is the opposite of what it was, it's nervous and responds aggressively to any rider inputs. They are in trouble.
Fabio Quartararo confident. They went back to basically the 2022 bike with a 2023 engine, and it worked really well. Feels he can fight for the championship.
