The pre-season tests revealed mixed feelings inside the garage Yamaha. If Franco Morbidelli has shown a certain optimism in view of the first world championship commitments, the world champion Fabio Quartararo has brought out some critical elements of the new bike, which will have to grow very quickly to be able to still fight against increasingly tough rivals.
A few days after the first weekend of 2022 in Qatar, the head of the Iwata House Maio Meregalli has tried to clearly outline the general picture of the situation: “We expected more. After the winter we thought we would arrive in Malaysia with a slightly more performing package in terms of top speed, however, the engine is not the only element that will allow us to improve this aspect. There are other things we are working on, like aerodynamics. We are also trying to improve acceleration to reduce this gap which unfortunately we continue to have. The base of our bike is still very good ”.
“We did some excellent tests both in Sepang and Mandalika, we start from something we know well and we will try to make the most of it in the first races of the season. – added the manager from Brianza – After that we will expect some developments: we asked to have an important step already for the Jerez tests and we expect that already there we could give something more to the riders ”.
“We finished the tests in Indonesia in second and fifth place and this is a confirmation that the starting base of our bike is good. We don’t know what others have done, but what we can improve. We will certainly do it as soon as possible “ concluded Meregalli.
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