The reigning world champion and current world leader, Fabio Quartararo, has been very critical of Yamaha for the lack of progress shown during the winter with the 2022 bike.
In particular, Quartararo criticized the fact that the bike is not yet capable of delivering top speed to challenge its rivals on an equal footing. A problem that has been going on for some time now.
To solve this problem, Yamaha started working with Luca Marmorini, former head of engines at Ferrari and Toyota in Formula 1, who took on a consultant role.
Meregalli says this demonstrates Yamaha’s willingness to work outside its borders and expects results to begin to show at the end of the year.
“The hopes are not just about this new synergy, but the way in which they have changed the way of thinking in Japan too,” said Meregalli before the MotoGP summer break.
“They have always worked internally, but now they are starting to be more open and focused on improving the bike and the results.”
“I certainly expect to see some results from this new collaboration, probably at the end of the season, because as you can imagine they are already working on next year’s bike and engine. But I’m very happy and very confident.”
Luca Marmorini, Ferrari Electronics and Engine Director and Stefano Domenicali, Ferrari General Director
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Marmorini began working in F1 in 1990 with Ferrari and remained with the team until 1999, before moving to Toyota for the Japanese manufacturer’s debut in the top formula.
He returned to Ferrari after Toyota’s exit from F1 in 2009 and remained there until 2014. He has been working with Yamaha since February.
His connection with Yamaha represents a significant change in philosophy on the part of the brand, with nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi revealing two years ago that the Japanese technical department “did what it wanted”.
“We have more or less similar problems for a long time, so I think next year will not change much,” Rossi said in 2020. “I think the Japanese listen to the riders’ comments anyway, but in the end they do what they want. They already have. in mind what they want to do “.
Despite his frustrations with the engine situation, Quartararo signed a new two-year deal to stay with Yamaha until the end of 2024.
Next year the brand will reduce its presence to the only two bikes of the official team, after Razlan Razali’s RNF Racing has chosen to join Aprilia.
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