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Massimo Meregalli says the 2023 MotoGP season was the ‘worst’ since he’s been in the paddock.
Yamaha had their first winless MotoGP season since 2003 with no success from Carlos Checa or Marco Melandri. Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli also failed to win a race in 2023, following a disappointing end to 2022 where Quartararo had no wins in the remaining ten races. Yamaha team manager, Meregalli, described it as the worst season since he joined MotoGP, with sprint races and poor results. He acknowledged that the team had been improving, but their recent struggles were due to other manufacturers understanding their bikes and starting the season strong. In the past, Yamaha had taken advantage of their rivals’ initial difficulties, but this season all their opponents started strong with competitive bikes.
