Yamaha’s Quest for Grip: Quartararo and Rins Tackle Rear Traction Challenges at Japan MotoGP

Yamaha's improvements in Japan MotoGP hinge on enhancing rear traction

Fabio Quartararo discusses Yamaha's challenging race at Motegi

Fabio Quartararo believes that any progress Yamaha achieves for Sunday's MotoGP race in Japan will hinge on improving traction, rather than adjustments to the bike's configuration.

Yamaha has faced more challenges at the Japanese GP weekend, following impressive performances in the last three MotoGP events.

The intermittent pace of the Motegi track is disadvantageous to the M1 due to its shortcomings in power and rear traction during acceleration. Despite Quartararo's efforts to advance from Q1, he could only secure the 12th position in the qualifying round and ultimately finished in the same spot in the sprint race.

As the leading participant from the Japanese manufacturers, Quartararo found himself 14.645 seconds behind the leader, attributing the slippery conditions during the sprint as a setback to his performance.

"He mentioned that the sprint was challenging."

"Our performance is heavily influenced by the state of the track. When there's sufficient traction, we perform well; however, without it, we struggle to lead."

"The weather was slightly wet, making the circumstances challenging for us."

"We must embrace this experience and explore potential areas for enhancement."

"However, the focus isn't on the configuration; it's primarily about the traction at the back."

Alex Rins' team implemented a significant adjustment to their setup for the sprint race after struggling to show considerable improvement from Friday's practice sessions to the qualifying round.

Rins experienced some progress, yet he was nearly 10 seconds behind Quartararo, finishing 16th in the sprint.

"He mentioned that they attempted a significant modification to the motorcycle, diverging from the qualifying setup to the sprint race configuration due to the minimal progress observed from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning's FP2, as he was unable to discern any enhancement."

"Thus, we embraced the challenge of trying a more daring approach for the sprint race, and it led us to a discovery."

"We're quite a distance from the lead, yet the engineers are examining the information since there was a slight improvement in the rear's interaction with the track."

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