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Quartararo: Yamaha made ‘more bike changes than all of 2023’ at COTA MotoGP
The 2021 world champion achieved one of his three grand prix podiums last year at the Circuit of the Americas, but has struggled to replicate that success in the current season. Despite starting 16th in qualifying, Quartararo could only manage to improve to 15th place on Saturday’s 10-lap sprint race, surpassing his Yamaha teammate Alex Rins. Quartararo mentioned that Yamaha has been implementing significant changes on the M1 bike in every session in an effort to advance towards the front of the grid again. He emphasized the importance of taking bold steps, especially when their current performance is not satisfactory. Despite the modest results, Quartararo remains committed to exploring new strategies and pushing boundaries for potential future success. Moreover, there were reports that Lin Jarvis, the long-time Yamaha MotoGP boss, will be stepping down from his position at the end of the year, to which Quartararo acknowledged Jarvis’s lengthy and influential tenure within the team.
