Fabio Quartararo insists that Yamaha will not suffer if Alex Rins is unable to partake in the postseason Valencia test.
Yamaha are the only MotoGP manufacturer with just two riders on this year’s, and next year’s, grids, a major disadvantage in development for a team who are already struggling.
Rins, the LCR Honda rider who has signed a contract to replace Fabio Morbidelli at Yamaha in 2024, is back on the sidelines and must undergo another surgery on a broken leg after an aborted comeback attempt. Quartararo was asked, at the Thailand MotoGP, if a problem would arise if Rins could not ride at the Valencia test, and he replied: “First of all, the health is more important than the bike.“Knowing Alex, I don’t know how bad the other surgery is. But to come back too early is never good.“To not be at the Valencia test, for him and for us, it won’t be a massive change.
He said about the result he expects in Buriram: “Normally, it’s one good, then one bad. So now should be a top result!“This would be a big step for us.He refused to be drawn on predicting a 2023 MotoGP champion, with Francesco Bagnaia entering the weekend 27 points ahead of Jorge Martin.Yamaha: 'We have 20 hours to come up with a solution'Next
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