Fabio Quatararo shares Yamaha’s true gap to Ducati after seeing Marc Marquez’s Brazilian GP data.

The result was the complete opposite of what was expected. Yamaha Going to a race weekend.

As the new M1 is in the development phase of its life cycle, many have given that theory Quatararo is trying to get around his senior year. Peace with the Japanese developer before moving to Honda at the end of the current season.

The 2021 world champion put those theories to rest in the sprint race that followed, clinging to P6 at the checkered flag. Marc Marquez got his first win of the year. Quatararo managed to race the Spaniard at one point and shared where the bike is still behind the front runners.

Fabio Quattararo says the Yamaha V4-powered M1 is still 12km/h slower than the Ducati GP26.

After claiming an impressive P6 in yesterday afternoon’s sprint race, Quattararo refused to be carried away, although he expressed his satisfaction with the result.

In an interview with reporters after the competition GPON“I’m satisfied with this Saturday,” said the factory Yamaha rider. “When we were able to get through a good lap, I think we took advantage of the opportunity we had this morning because a lot of riders had crashes.”

“Even today, especially at the start of the race, I felt good. We know we don’t have the ability to stay at the front yet, but at least I’m enjoying these moments.”

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The Frenchman was then asked if the problems he experienced during the race came from the rear end of the 2026-spec M1. He somewhat agreed before highlighting the bigger issue he and the other riders at the Yamaha store were dealing with.

“Yes,” he replied, before adding: “But mainly the lack of power on the bike. In qualifying I was 12km/h slower than Marquez, and that’s over a kilometre. I’d say 80% of the problem is engine power.”

While Fabio Quatararo scored points in the Brazilian Sprint, the rest of the Yamaha stable struggled.

Quattroro’s result shows once again why Yamaha has chosen him to lead the charge in recent years. The Frenchman has been consistently the best performing rider for consecutive years.

During the Brazilian Sprint, the factory teammate Alex Rin On the grid, the P13 finish can only collect from the P17, but the Pramak Binary or Toprak Razgatlioglu And Jack Miller Finished on the back end.

Despite the tournament’s low scores, Razgatlioglu can take some confidence from his strong performance. The Turkish rider advanced to Q2 after a strong time in the pre-qualifying practice session, and will start the Grand Prix from P12.