Finally, the Yamaha Factory Team was able to convince Fabio Quartararo to sign the two-year renewal he has had on the table since last fall. The belief that they are doing the maximum for him, along with the fact that in this M1 he can win the championship despite the deficit in top speed, is not new to the machines coming out of Iwata, and that there are no other alternative. for him though. gave up and Iwata had already found the money demanded by the second highest paid driver on the grid.
The official Yamaha team, the only two Iwata motorcycles on the grid in 2023, so closed its line-up for 2023 because Franco Morbidelli had a valid contract.
“Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that Fabio Quartararo will remain on the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team for another two years.”
“Quartararo has shown great skills, camaraderie and consistency so far in his two years with the Yamaha Factory Racing team at the MotoGP World Championship. The successful partnership saw him claim his first MotoGP world title last year. last year, in his first season on the Factory team.In addition, he currently leads the 2022 standings by 8 points.Other Yamaha highlights on the Frenchman’s resume include 6 race wins and 14 podium finish with the factory team in the seasons of 2021 and 2022 to date, as well as 3 race wins and 10 Finished podium with the satellite team in the past two years.A contributing factor to his success is his 16 pole position and 38 front rows starting from a total of 59 Grand Prix weekends. aboard the YZR-M1. “
“These achievements, in addition to his undeniable talent, his unmatched motivation and his infectious and cheerful personality, put Yamaha’s confidence in its partnership with this young man of 23 years,” they wrote in official statement.
Yamaha Motor Racing General Manager Lin Jarvis said: “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Fabio to continue with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team for 2023 and beyond.”
“We brought Fabio to the Factory team last year because we knew he was a special talent, but even our expectations were exceeded. It’s not often that you come across a rider of his caliber. He shows his talent and speed in his two years. with the satellite team. SRT in 2019 and 2020, but when he moved to the Factory team, we really saw him grow stronger and grow old as a driver. “
“In Fabio’s first season and a half we have recorded a lot of success: 6 race wins, 14 podiums, 6 pole positions and the 2021 MotoGP world title. These results are the result of the great efforts of the rider team , of his team, of our engineers and all of the team staff, working together in a positive “doable” spirit.Through Fabio, we know that he will always put 100% of his effort, and we assured him that Yamaha will do the same and we will invest in future developments so that together we can fight for the MotoGP World Championship titles in the coming years, ”he said.
Fabio Quartararo acknowledged that “In the past, climbing MotoGP with Yamaha and eventually on the factory team was an obvious thing. Yamaha believed in me from the beginning, and that was something I ignored. But I said, “This new deal is a great decision. I’m at a good point in my career, so I took a little time to make this decision to make sure.”
“I believe in the Yamaha MotoGP project, and I feel that Yamaha is really motivated. And now that we have officially confirmed our decision to continue on this path together, we can fully focus on the current season.”
“I want to thank the people around me who always help and support me, as well as the fans who cheered me on. I really appreciate all the support.”
Source: La Verdad
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