Alex Rins has confirmed that Fabio Quatararo will leave at the end of 2026 and has asked Yamaha to pay more attention to him and the Pramac riders.
It’s only natural that Yamaha is the main focus. Every quarter In recent years. He also made them a title winner in 2021, their first since Jorge Lorenzo in 2015 and the only rider to finish in the top 10 in 2025.
But the Frenchman was very upset with Iwata’s outfit when he returned from his performance. Yamaha Although he has consistently demonstrated his impressive ability with five pole positions in 2025, Quattararo has yet to deliver a competitive bike.
In 2026, the team will release the V4, but issues in pre-season testing and an apparent lack of speed have left their star rider at breaking point.
There are rumours. Quattro will join Honda in 2027It marks the first major move in the MotoGP rider market. Rinses It seems to confirm this Motorsport EspañaAnd Yamaha considers this as an opportunity to focus more on the concept.
Alex Rins tells Yamaha to focus more on their other riders pending Fabio Quatararo’s exit.
Yamaha lent on Quattararo for technical feedback on the M1 and V4 engine. Now he is associated with Honda, his teammate and Pramak Riders Jack Miller And Toprak Razgatlioglu It will have more resources.
With title success in 2021, he understands why Yamaha are focused on Quattroro, but believes he can offer more to the team with his experience.
“Now it looks like Fabio is changing teams for next year, so let’s see if they give the rest of us a bit more attention,” he said.
“I’m not saying that Yamaha doesn’t listen to me or Jack, but it’s true that they are focused on Fabio, despite the result.
“Yamaha put a lot of faith in Fabio, and last year’s bike was very well suited to his preferences. The same with the V4 engine. Fabio has taken advantage of the improvements as soon as they come in. They always go first for him and then others.”
I will try to be as clear as possible in my explanations, it is true that we lack a lot of speed, but first we need to pull, corner and get the bike to turn. If not, it doesn’t matter if we have 50 more horsepower, we can’t go faster.
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Fabio Quartararo’s Yamaha technical opinion has been called into question.
While there’s no questioning Quattararo’s talent, his technical expertise leaves something to be desired at Yamaha.
Quattroro ‘twists’ M1’s DNA In the year With constant complaints in 2025. He wanted the bike to be more suited to his riding style, but in doing so Yamaha headed in an uncomfortable direction.
The Frenchman is known to be very emotional in the garage and on the road when things don’t go his way. That was evident when he gave the bike the middle finger during the Buriram test.
Quattroro’s anger did not go down well with Yamaha. When trying to solve problems with V4. He may already be gone for 2027, but the team cannot afford to create a toxic environment when they are already so far behind.
