168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo thinks his 🐽Yamaha is at it🅺s worst-ever compared to rivals.

The 2021 champion was 11th in the 2024 season-opening Qatar MotoGP, with teammate Alex Rins 16th.

It was a dramatic reality check after an optimistic winter where Yamaha added key enginee꧟ring recruits from Ducati,🐽 and were given developmental benefits through the new concessions rule.

But asked if his Yamaha is now the worst he has ever experienced, Quartararo was ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚquoted♑ by : "Compared to how the level is right now, I would say yes.

"We i🐲mproved, so ൩this is something difficult to say.

“But the level of our bike compared to the others, it's true that we are 🌄further than ever.

"We ꦏare further than last year. We have improved a little bit but they are even better and fas🅺ter than last year.

"So, the gap between all the European manufacturers and us is even bigger – even to Honda it felt that today we were missin🅘g something, and they are also struggling a lot. But I felt we were even worse today."

Quartararo bleakly admitted he feels like he’s racing in a "champion꧒ship o🧜f the others” featuring only the six Yamaha and Honda riders.

Concerningly in Qatar, the Yamaha appeared to have lost speed through long cor𒊎ners - which was a strength, last seasoꦗn.

“As soon as there are long corners with a lot of acceleration, which was our strong point in 2021 where I pulled away from the Ducatis in the triple right, it is now our weak p🥃o🎃int,” he described.

"So, th🥃at's why we are questioning ourselves as to why ♛we are slow in these types of corners."

The bigger picture for Quartararo is that he is🌱 am꧑ong many riders whose contract will expire at the end of this season.

Despite an entire season of woe (202🐼3 was t⛄he first season in 20 years without a single Yamaha MotoGP race win) Quartararo retains a strong reputation.

Yamaha are at serious risk of losing their star rider if a more coꦕmpetitive manufacturer c🌱an offer him a seat for 2025.

But the concessions were never going to be a quick-fix, so the Japanese manufacturer will hope that their fortunes steadily increase as the ꧒2024 s🦋eason goes on.

The second round is next weekend in Portimao.