Yamaha hasn’t held any media releases for their MotoGP riders since the Thai Grand Prix, and one team member thinks that’s for the best, given Fabio Quattararo’s feelings.
The two Yamaha teams combined for just three points at Buriram as the full-time riders raced for the first time with the new V4 engine. Every quarterHe finished the race in 14th place, about 30 seconds behind race winner Marco Bezecchi.
The 2021 World Championship pulled the M1 to five pole positions last year, but failed to even reach Q2 here. In the last year of the group – Quatararo is joining Honda in 2027. – It promises to be boring.
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Fabio Quatararo ‘furious’ after Thai Grand Prix
to speak Motorsport SpainAccording to an anonymous Yamaha source, Quatararo was ‘angry’ after the race, so it was for the best that his statement was deleted.
If he had spoken before he calmed down, he could have created a PR ‘mess’ for the Japanese manufacturer.
“Fabio finished the race in anger,” said a team member. “It would have been better for the team if he didn’t say anything because he could have messed up something big.”
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The only real positive Yamaha Quatararo may have had engine trouble on the way back to the garage, although the footage suggests that all four bikes saw the checkered flag.
While ‘El Diablo’ and teammate Alex Rins made their frustrations clear, the Pramac duo took a different tone. Jack Miller is running the ‘Corporate Line’ on his toesAlthough this could be a strategic move to try and secure a new contract.
Why did MotoGP bosses let Yamaha cancel the interview?
Yamaha are obliged to present their riders to the media after the session.
But as Motorsport E.S Explain, the MotoGP Sports Entertainment team (formerly known as Dorna) has ‘accepted’ the request due to the ‘sensitivity of the situation’. One suspects that it should be only once.
There are wild rumors that Yamaha may return to their inline four engine. For the rest of the year it appears to be at Quattararo’s command.
While that may improve their fortunes in the short term, it will also cause further embarrassment. The engines may change for 2027, but track time is still Yamaha’s best development asset.
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