The begin to the 2024 MotoGP season has not been simple for Yamaha having scored simply 19 factors within the opening three rounds, with a better of eighth for Fabio Quartararo within the Portuguese Grand Prix.
Regardless of this, Yamaha has been capable of snare Quartararo to a brand new two-year contract and has large updates deliberate for the approaching races.
With exams lined up for after the Spanish and French GPs, 2021 world champion Quartararo admits the following month might be “busy” however is “fairly optimistic” for the updates scheduled.
“It’s going to be busy,” he mentioned.
“It is going to be a busy check for us in Jerez. Then after Le Mans, we’ve got two days in Mugello.
“So, it’s going to be a busy month for us, nevertheless it’s the mindset for me proper now.
“It’s not targeted on the outcomes however targeted on attempting to enhance our bike.
“In fact, it’s tough as a result of I’m a winner and I need to end one of the best as attainable, however I feel typically it’s nice to make these sorts of issues that we made this weekend.”
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Manufacturing unit Racing
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Requested by Autosport if Yamaha administration had informed him something in regards to the quantity of updates it will be bringing, Quartararo added: “I feel the quantity is just not crucial factor.
“It’s higher the standard than the amount. I feel the standard of the aero that’s coming, they’re actually optimistic as a result of from 2019 until this yr we have been driving the identical aero principally.
“This yr is the primary yr we’re racing with a special type of aero.
“So, principally, we’re studying. From January we’ve got made some large steps, however from January to April is just some months and you can not fully change your bike and mentality. However we’re fairly optimistic.”
Regardless of ending a lowly twelfth within the Americas GP, Quartararo feels the weekend was constructive general as Yamaha has been capable of verify precisely what its primary points are.
“I imply, the path we all know what we’d like,” he mentioned.
“So, that is one thing actually constructive as a result of it’s three races and three races the place we missed precisely in the identical areas.
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Manufacturing unit Racing
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
“This weekend was nice as a result of we principally tried many, many issues.
“Now we circled all of the settings on the bike.
“Now we’d like new gadgets to actually enhance. It’s coming, it’s on the best way, however I feel proper now the aim is on enhancing our bike and never deal with the outcomes.”