Quartararo<\/a> took his first MotoGP wins the following year, then replaced Valentino Rossi <\/a>at the factory team for 2021, where he achieved instant title success.<\/p>\n However, victories dried up during the second half of 2022, and, despite remaining Yamaha’s standout rider, Quartararo has managed just four grand prix podiums since the start of 2023.<\/p>\n Fabio Quartararo, 2026 Hungarian MotoGP.<\/p>\n \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Expectations were high when Yamaha announced its new V4-powered machine, which Quartararo tried for the first time in September last year.<\/p>\n However, Quartararo has been openly frustrated at the lack of progress and is understood to have signed a 2027 deal with Honda before the start of this season.<\/p>\n Quartararo took the V4\u2019s best results with back-to-back top six finishes at Le Mans and Catalunya but arrived in Hungary after a pointless weekend in Mugello.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m not happy about how we improved our bike. It’s the same as September 2025,\u201d he said. \u201cFrom the first prototype to now, I expected to make a big step forward, but we are still there.\u201d<\/p>\n Quartararo then gave a long list of the bike\u2019s deficiencies: \u201cThe grip. And then we have the turning, the top speed, acceleration, aerodynamics\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n The Frenchman added that he hadn\u2019t seen a \u201creaction\u201d from Yamaha.<\/p>\n \u201cAlready, we started a bit late with the V4. And if I were in their position, of course, they also have to prepare [an 850cc bike] for next year,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I don’t think we will see any reaction for this year.\u201d<\/p>\n Fabio Quartararo, 2026 Hungarian MotoGP.<\/p>\n \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n \u201cI will always be grateful\u201d<\/p>\n Given that bleak scenario, is there a danger that this season could \u2018ruin\u2019 the end of the Quartararo-Yamaha story?<\/p>\n \u201cWell, at the end, already the last years were a bit like that,\u201d Quartararo replied. \u201cSo I don’t think it will ruin our story, because I will always be… Grateful. I will always be grateful to Yamaha for what we have done.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, the last two years were not the greatest that we have spent together. But I don’t think that six months will change our relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cJust going to be a long [six months] but will not change our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n Most of the 2027 MotoGP rider contracts are still to be officially announced, but Quartararo\u2019s Yamaha seat is set to be taken by another former champion, Jorge Martin.<\/p>\n Quartararo went on to finish the Hungarian weekend without any points, retiring from the grand prix after being given two long lap penalties for straight-line chicanes as he battled rear grip issues.<\/p>\n Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fabio Quartararo insists the disappointing performance of this year\u2019s new Yamaha V4 will not ruin his \u2018story\u2019 with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":727572,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,16230,10671,5745,806,805,803,804,85,3561],"class_list":["post-727571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fabio-quartararo","tag-monster-energy-yamaha-motogp","tag-motogp","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports","tag-yamaha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Fabio](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gng_1322245_hires_1600x900.jpg\")
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