Quartararo spoke about his stratospheric MotoGP salary

More than a week ago, Fabio Quartararo has shaken up the MotoGP rider market with the decision to remain linked to Yamaha for two more years.

The Frenchman’s contract ends in 2024 and he is one of the big names with the possibility of a change of scenery. however, The 2021 world champion chose to continue until 2026 with the people of Iwata and together we can fight for the title again, something that has been a long way off for months.

Yamaha’s bad situation has left Quartararo’s future with the Japanese in many doubts, but with this new agreement he will continue in the colors of the Japanese team until before there was a major regulatory change in 2027.

Precisely, due to the aforementioned lack of competitiveness of Yamaha, many were surprised by Quartataro’s decision, which led to speculation about the real reasons for this renewal.

And not a few consider that The juicy financial offer received to renew eliminated any other optionsomething that even Fabio himself does not want to avoid but points out that “My choice is to stay with Yamaha, not by default, but because of the project,” said the French rider in remarks to Canal+ France.

“Of course, I totally understand that people have doubts about my choice, because even I, a few months ago, was really prepared to leave for another team,” he admitted. about Aprilia’s strong offer, and after acknowledging that he had spoken to all the teams.

“I think Márquez’s departure from Honda to Ducati woke up many people at Yamaha. They hired a lot of new engineers, and a lot of things happen in Italy (team headquarters) and not in Japan. The speed at which parts can be changed has been completely changed. I think it’s very interesting for me to continue with Yamaha,” he continued.

What no one escapes is that In the biennium of 2025-2026, Quartararo will be the highest paid driver on the grid with a total of 25 million euros. Therefore, the economic factor also has value when making a decision.

“We can’t deceive ourselves, I think so, that As a rider I have value, and Yamaha knows this very well. For me it is an honor that a brand like Yamaha is investing in me. I have been with them for several years. The number 1 reason, of course, is the project for the next few years. “In financial terms, I think that has been a small part of what has been taken into account in this contract,” he said.