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After Yamaha’s first winless season since 2003, Fabio Quartararo went into the winter break confident that the Japanese factory is changing to a more European ‘mentality’ of bike development.
Quartararo believes it is unrealistic to expect the Yamaha M1 to go from last year’s results to being a title contender in MotoGP by 2024. However, he does anticipate significant progress and views the period between February and July as crucial for improvement. Quartararo also mentions that this timeframe might influence his own future decisions, as his contract is up for renewal in 2024. He has noticed a change in Yamaha’s mindset and believes they are working more effectively, but he doesn’t expect a miraculous turnaround next year. Quartararo aims to be closer to the championship fight in 2022 and assesses the situation for 2025 based on Yamaha’s efforts. Additionally, Yamaha has brought in Alex Rins as Quartararo’s new teammate and has added two Ducati engineers to their team.
