Fabio Quartararo is the only Yamaha rider able to extract the full potential of the M1, even if he has not been able to make the most of it recently. In the eyes of most of the paddock, the fact that the Frenchman remained at the top of the World Championship standings is almost a miracle.
However, “El Diablo” was only able to score 47 points in the last seven races against the 136 accumulated by Bagnaia, who last weekend in Thailand was only two points behind the current championship leader.
The paths of the Italian driver and the guy from Nice this season have followed opposite dynamics, and it is hoped that they will soon cross. Another contrast between the two is the lack of support for # 20, which has to contend with a legion of Ducati riders every Sunday.
The eight Desmosedici on track in 2022 are a very powerful army, especially considering that the Borgo Panigale brand has found the key to allowing almost all of its drivers to get on the podium. In fact, only two of the eight riders competing on Ducati (Luca Marini and Fabio Di Gianantonio) failed to get on the podium. At the other end of the scale is Yamaha, with Quartararo being the only rider to do so.
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing
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Particularly noteworthy is the case of Morbidelli, runner-up in the 2020 World Championship, who was unable to get back on his feet after suffering a knee injury last season. Three races from the end of the World Championship, the Roman rider is 19th in the general classification, with only 31 points. His best result so far is seventh place in Indonesia, at the second stage of the calendar, in a race that the rain and bad asphalt conditions have made unnatural.
In Buriram on Sunday, Morbidelli crossed the line in 12th place, 19 seconds behind the winner (Miguel Oliveira) and 15 seconds ahead of Quartararo (17th), in what has been the only occasion so far. # 21 beat his teammate.
“Fabio’s situation is difficult because he is on the wrong foot in this fight,” Morbidelli told Motorsport.com, “both for the things we already know, like Yamaha’s lack of speed on the straight, but also because there are eight Ducatis fighting and helping Pecco “, added the young man of the VR46 Riders Academy,” Furthermore, Fabio who does not score points in the rain here in Thailand is a difficult thing to accept “, added Morbidelli.
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