Giacomo Agostini says Yamaha makes ‘20,000’ motorcycles a day but ‘cannot produce a competitive bike’.

In an attempt to catch the trend, they replaced their inline-four engine with a V4. Yamaha ’15 years’ behind. Don’t expect rivals to be competitive in midfield with this technology and until the second half of the 2026 season.

Where does Fabio Quattroro rank among the greatest Yamaha riders?

Giacomo Agostini says MotoGP needs a competitive Yamaha to be ‘great’

to speak Moto ITAgostini Quattararo says he ‘could fight for the world championship again’ with better equipment. The Frenchman, who is rumored to be joining Honda for 2027, managed five pole positions last season despite the limitations of the M1.

Augustine Yamaha says it should be the power in the premier class in terms of the resources at their disposal, but the balance of power in the sport seems to have shifted to Europe.

“I’m surprised that such a big company can’t produce a technologically strong competitive bike, Quattroro is a very strong rider for me, he can fight for the world championship, but now the bike won’t let him.

They’re working hard, and I’m sure it’s a very big company – I don’t know, but I think Yamaha makes 20,000 bikes a day. So the technology and the economic power are there. I hope he comes back for the show as well.

Agostini also stated that Honda are ‘struggling’. While the sport’s most successful team has made clear progress recently, moving up to Tier C in the concession system, it has not won a dry race since the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP.

“It’s the biggest motorcycle manufacturer in the world, and it’s struggling,” Agostini said. This shows that our Italian technicians are truly the best. It’s right to see Ducati, Aprilia, KTM, Yamaha and Honda all competing: that’s what makes the championship so great.

‘Today there is a lot of technology’ – Giacomo Agostini welcomes the 2027 MotoGP rule changes

In the same interview, Agostini was asked about the issue 2027 MotoGP rules have changedThis means that the latest aerodynamic innovations are set back and ride height devices are banned.

The Italian, who has won eight premier-class titles, says this is the right direction from a purist’s point of view. The rider now plays a major role in determining lap times.

“I’ve been pushing for a change for some time,” he said. “Today there is so much technology, the rider has more power, and I want the victory to come down to the rider, not the technology.

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“Today, they push a button and everything goes down, at one point, it was a wrist. I give more value to the driver, and with the new rules, I hope we can go back to that.”

Aprilia recently introduced the F-duct In one of the most impressive developments the sport has seen in years. Some celebrated the engineering feat, but Agostini objected to the increasing complexity.

“Airplanes have wings, not motorcycles. They don’t ride bicycles,” he said.