Fabio Quattararo’s public criticism of Yamaha’s V4 efforts continued on the first day of practice at the Spanish Grand Prix, with the Frenchman revealing how the team has failed to address issues he raised six months ago.
Performance difference Yamaha The 2026 prototype was seen again today at Jerez against the rest of the grid, with all of the factory drivers failing to make it through to Q2 from the pre-practice qualifying session.
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Fabio Quatararo was the leading rider in P17.with Toprak Razgatlioglu Again impressive despite only setting the 18th fastest time of the season. Yamaha entered the field to ease the problems of their riders. Augusto Fernandez This weekend as a wild card entry.
The Spaniard ended the day with a slow effort on the time sheet Jack Miller And Alex Rin Rounded P20 and P21 respectively.
Fabio Quattararo blames Yamaha for not addressing issues he raised last September
The 2021 world champion shared his frustration with last year’s edition of the 2021 World Championship with Yamaha’s revival after failing to qualify for Q2 in the pre-practice qualifying session. Spanish Grand Prix.
During the media work after training, the Frenchman told reporters in V GPON“The reality is what you see. Being second from our best time means we are struggling. But we have to adapt to it.
“Obviously when we get to the track on Thursday we want to be competitive and motivated to get a good result, but the reality is we’re far from it. The temperature is cooler than last year so we need to be faster. Instead, we’re moving away from the track.
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“We need speed, but that’s the least of our problems here in Jerez. Now, we need a bike that, more than just speed, turns, handles, stops well and gives us confidence at the front. These are the things I’ve been asking for since September. The reality is we haven’t got anything.”
Quattararo has undoubtedly been Yamaha’s most vocal critic since the start of their woes in the premier class. However, considering its pole position at Jerez last year, it’s clear to see that the Japanese builder is struggling more than ever these days.
Fabio Quatararo says last year’s Yamaha bike was ‘night and day’ better than the V4.
In his first comments to the media on Thursday afternoon, the 27-year-old detailed how he now feels that Yamaha took the V4 engine position in the MotoGP challenger in the wrong direction.
Quatararo broke the lap record last year, but is now a few seconds off the benchmark pace.
When asked honestly by reporters whether he thinks the previous generation of bikes is better than the current one, he replied, GPON“Like night and day. Of course last year’s bike wasn’t the best in some areas like power and rear traction.
But now we see that the potential is not there at all. We’re trying to improve but I don’t have any feelings on that front as far as I’m concerned.
“I’m a little lost on that right now. I’m hoping we can find a solution so we can get back to pushing 100 percent regardless of the outcome.”
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