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\u201cWe can see we are seven, eight tenths slower than last year\u2019s race simulation in the test.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I think it\u2019s a long process and we need a few more months to be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yamaha\u2019s V4 engine remains well down on top speed, though a new version is expected around about the Spanish Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
However, Quartararo doesn\u2019t believe that will be the answer to all of the bike\u2019s issues right now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the engine is a big step of our improvement, but not all of it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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\u201cLike, the turning of the bike right and the grip is the weakest point right now.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, the power is not there, but for me the weakest point is that I\u2019m not able to turn, I\u2019m not able to really make lap times smoothly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we check my sprint simulation, I\u2019m in 1m30s high, 1m31s low, but I\u2019m struggling because the tyre overheats so much.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw Jack [Miller] tried to make a long run and was in 1m32s high. So, there are many things to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
No possibility of pole repeats from last year<\/p>\n
Despite Yamaha\u2019s difficult form last year, Quartararo was still able to shine in qualifying and managed a few podiums.<\/p>\n
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However, he is certain none of that will be repeated in 2026 with the V4.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I think that will be all the year, to be honest, because I don\u2019t think we can find all what we need super quickly,\u201d he said when asked if he was anticipating the first half of the season to be about development.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be challenging, because as a rider you want to fight for the victory or at least like last year make pole positions and front rows. But we are very far from that.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year there will be no possibility of doing these kinds of [pole] laps, because it\u2019s clearly the point where we miss from last year, and I don\u2019t think in half a year we will find that.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, let\u2019s see what we can achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n
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