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Quartararo spoke to Rins more at test than to Morbidelli in four years as MotoGP team-mates
In 2019, Quartararo joined the Yamaha SRT squad in MotoGP alongside Morbidelli. He was then promoted to the works team in 2021 and won his first title. Morbidelli later joined Quartararo in 2022, securing a factory ride, until he lost his seat last year and was replaced by Rins. Morbidelli, who is a member of Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Academy, will now partner with Jorge Martin at Pramac Ducati. Quartararo expressed that he had better communication and a closer relationship with Rins compared to his former teammate, partly due to their similar personalities and living in Andorra. Despite their rivalry, Quartararo prefers to compete with Rins by finishing ahead rather than both riders placing towards the back of the pack. In the recent Sepang test, Quartararo finished with a lap time that was eight tenths of a second behind the fastest rider, Bagnaia, and four tenths ahead of Rins.
