Has Quartararo finally found the solution with his Yamaha?

Although he did not win either race this weekend at Jerez, fabio quartararo seems to have found within himself resources he no longer remembered. Battling with the leaders for the first time in at least two seasons, the Yamaha rider has repeatedly acknowledged the superiority of the Ducati bike. However, he also did not fail to point out the strengths of his machine, which have allowed him to achieve such success.

Indeed, aside from his personal performance, praised by Marc and Alex Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia, and Alex Rins in particular, Fabio Quartararo seemed to have found an optimized setup. Although he still can't fight for victory on a regular basis, the Frenchman can aim for confirmation of this weekend's performance at Le Mans, at the next event.

Quartararo has done a great job taming his Yamaha

Even before Sunday's race, Fabio Quartararo spoke to the Spanish media Motosan. I think we changed the engine specifications five or six times to make it more powerful, he explained thenWe also gained a little bit of grip compared to last year."

Grip was clearly one of the shortcomings of his YZR-M1 when he reviewed Sunday's race on Canal+. Second, back on the podium after 560 days, the Frenchman gave a more complete analysis of the situation. Admitting that this podium finish didn't change anything in the work planned by his team, the 2021 world champion is eager to continue the ongoing tests.

"We haven't changed anything on the bike. We're trying to keep the same base, he confessedStarting from the front row is something that helps us enormously. We found something on the time attack, this weekend we managed to refine a few settings a little more so I can't wait to see the potential on the next circuits."

A clear force, a persistent problem to be solved

Focusing on the existing package rather than risking spreading themselves too thin seems to have been the watchword in the Yamaha garage at Jerez. More specific about the race scenario, Quartararo has learned many lessons from this new battle. For him, the weaknesses to work on are very clear.

"As I've often said, we have an excellent front end. I think that's even a positive point that we have over them. (Ducati. Ed.), but when you're on your own. When the track conditions change, there's a lot more difference. As soon as Alex overtook me, the next corner, I don't know why, I could barely brake, so that's why in one lap he gained almost a second, he detailed. Then I managed to maintain our pace, which was lower than Alex's, but was enough to keep Pecco behind."

Much more advanced in understanding his bike after this emotional Spanish event, Fabio Quartararo is moving towards Le Mans with the desire to confirm his feelings. Beyond the result itself, the Frenchman certainly hopes to be able to return to at least equivalent performances in two weeks. In the meantime, he is in sixth place in the World Drivers' Championship.

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