{"id":230354,"date":"2025-10-21T16:36:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/230354\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:36:09","slug":"when-results-are-not-coming-you-just-want-to-go-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/230354\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhen results are not coming, you just want to go home\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yamaha MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo<\/a> said he needed to \u201cdisconnect from racing\u201d after a frustrating outing at the Australian Grand Prix last weekend.<\/p>\n

Quartararo started the Phillip Island weekend on a strong note, putting his M1 on pole position with record-breaking pace in qualifying.<\/p>\n

While few expected him to feature in the podium fight given Yamaha\u2019s relatively poor race pace, Quartararo couldn\u2019t even hold on to a top 10 spot in the race, crossing the finish line in 11th.<\/p>\n

He was also not the top representative for the Iwata-based brand, as team-mate Alex Rins<\/a> delivered a stronger performance to grab seventh, just one spot behind the top Honda of Luca Marini<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Honda has made massive strides since the summer break, Yamaha hasn\u2019t been able to match the progress of its homegrown rival, focusing instead on the development of its new V4 bike for 2026.<\/p>\n

Asked whether MotoGP\u2019s bruising 22-round calendar is taking a toll on riders, Quartararo said his situation is made tougher by his lack of competitiveness on track.<\/p>\n

\u201cMentally, when you make results it’s OK, but what we are doing right now, I think it’s [difficult],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, [there is] motivation because I want to be fast, I want to be there. But when the results are not coming, you just want to go home and try to see the positive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut right now, it’s more about training well, finishing in the best way possible and of course trying to be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI am especially looking [forward] to the next four days where I can disconnect a bit from racing. I really need that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSepang is a track I like, but I’m just trying to forget a bit what happened and just focus on myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Fabio <\/p>\n

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Gold and Goose Photography \/ LAT Images \/ via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Quartararo said he had no clear explanation for his lack of pace in Sunday\u2019s race, having finished seventh in the sprint and set the fourth-fastest time in warm-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally strange,\u201d he described. \u201cTo be honest, I didn’t expect this kind of race. I know that my pace was good, but I don’t know what happened [that made me] feel that much [of a] difference in feeling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw that I didn’t have the pace in any lap during the race. I don’t really know what happened today. I could not stop the bike, I could not really carry speed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have to really check, but I never felt like that all weekend. Even in FP1, with the medium rear, I felt competitive, I felt fast. But on Sunday, I didn’t feel good at all, so let’s see what the team will tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahead of this weekend\u2019s Malaysian Grand Prix<\/a>, Quartararo sits ninth in the riders\u2019 championship, while Yamaha occupies the last spot in the manufacturers\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n

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