Fabio Quartararo clashes with Yamaha boss - then breaks down twice at Indian MotoGP

A𒆙nd his mood will not have improved on the opening day of the Indian MotoGP as he broke down t🌸wice with mechanical problems.
He had already expressed surprise that Yamaha’s team manager appeared plꦉease with the 2024 prototype that was tested in Misano.
"At the end of the Misano test we saw the comm♓ents from the team manager and mine that were black and white, they were totally different," Quartararo tolꦆd .
"I can clearly say that it was a disappointm🍰ent, that it was not up t🐷o the level I expected, we have not made a step forward, at all.”
Quartararo, perhaps sarcastically, add𝓰ed: “If the team manager says it is better, maybe we should listen to him."
Quartararo was asked if he felt�🌠� hopeless but replied: "No, in the end there is nothing on the line.
“Someone says white, the other says black.
“In the end, the comments that the ri𝔍der says, I think are a bit more important.
"It is the r♏ider who tests t🐠he motorcycles, who has the feeling if it is easier to ride or not.
“Of 😼course if we start and we✅ are not on the line, 2024 will be the same as this year or worse.”

Quartararo said, even before experiencing two me🎶chanical problems during Friday practice, that he didn’t expect tꦏhe new Buddh Circuit to suit Yamaha.
"I thi𒅌nk not because of the 🍎factors of the straights.
“Indonesia did not have many straights, so we went there 𝔍at the beginning.
"With so many straights and so much acceleration, we 🍬will suffer a lot.
“When you expect to reach almost 370 (km/h) for oth♒ers, froꦓm a very small curve, you know that three tenths are on this straight.
"So ꦍI 🐎don't think we will be fighting at the top, but at least we will give our best to get the best possible position.”

James was aꦬ sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade cover🌳ing everything from American sports, to football, to F1.