The Yamaha team hopes for “good news” for 2023 

After having to jostle for the entire season against the Ducati, the Yamaha clan had high expectations from the Valencia test. fabio quartararo hoped to at least find the characteristics of the new engine which appeared for the first time during the tests which followed after the Barcelona Grand Prix.

But that was not the case. The Frenchman even admitted something was wrong. On the side of his staff, the feeling was the same. “Everyone was disappointed after the Valencia test, because we had two very good tests during the season with the new engine,” emphasizes Diego Gubellini, its chief mechanic. The hope was to reduce the gap, but in fact in Valencia we didn't close it. So if you have to base your predictions for next year only on Valencia, it is certain that we are in a more or less similar situation to this year. »

In direct contact with Japan 

The pilots MotoGP will only return to the track from February 10 to 12, 2023 in Malaysia, which gives the Iwata firm some time to react. “We are with the Japanese engineers, all the Yamaha staff, studying and trying to develop the package in many areas, not just the engine,” explains Diego Gubellini. I hope next year we will have good news. For the moment, it's impossible to say, because it's not really my role to work in the factory. I am still in contact with Japan. I try to follow step by step what is happening and give as much information and feedback as possible on what we did and what Fabio commented during the tests. »

Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha test rider, will have the first chance to ride the latest YZR-M1 during the shakedown which will be held from February 5 to 7 at the same Sepang circuit (Malaysia).