New MotoGP Champion Fabio Quartararo took Yamaha’s first title since 2015 at last weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, a championship that can be savoured according to Managing Director, Lin Jarvis, unlike ♛that of six years ago. 

Quartararo’s 🅘win makes him the third Yamaha rider to win under Jarvis’s leadership - multiple time world champion’s Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo a♏re the other two. 

Before last weekend’s triumph, the 🌳last title winning season for Yamaha saw Lorenzo and Rossi battꦏle until the final race in Valencia as they finished 1-2. 

However, given the controversial circumstances of that season, Jarvis believes Quartararo’s maiden crown is a more enjoyable eܫxperience. 

"Although today was unexpected, it was not unexpected thaꦦt Fabio should become champion. He’s had a fantastic season and I🐈 think he’s a really deserving champion,” added Jarvis. 

"He’s been very fa𝓡st all year, very,♈ very consistent, and on a bad day he’s taken points home and we’re extremely grateful to him for that and to be back on top after six years. 

"The last one w🍌as the famo💃us year of 2015 where we actually got 1-2 with Lorenzo and Rossi. 

"But honestly speaking, even though we g💮ot a 1-2, that win was complicated and we were never able to truly enjoy it, to savour it due to all the controversy at the time."

While Quartararo’s title win was a foregone conclusion over the last few rounds, it looked as though the 22 year-🍎ol🍌d would need to wait an extra race. 

After ha💛ving qualified in 15th - his worst of the year, championship rival Francesco Bagnaia looked set to win and prolong the battle u෴ntil Portimao.

But after Bagnaia crashed out with six laps remaining♓, it meant finish or not, Quartararo would take home the title.  

Speaking about the race, Jarvis added: "It was a great day. We knew that sooner or later we could achieve the ♚goal because coming into this race we had a 52 point advantage in the championship - with just 75 available. 

"So the time was coming, but nobody expected it to be here. It was a pretty tough weekend up until then; Fabio had qualified down on the fifth row in ⛄15th, also the Yamaha doesn’t work well in damp conditions, 🎃our riders don’t feel comfortable, hence the problems in qualification. 

"We t🗹hought Ducati should dominate, and of course they did dominate in the early stages of the race with both Jack and Pecco [Bagnaia} going really🦩 fast. 

"Pecco did everything he was supposed to do, but it’s not easy having as much pre🃏ssure as he has too.꧑ 

"I think havi🥃ng Marquez on your tail at 0.2 seconds for the entire race is difficult. He made just one small mi✱stake and suddenly we are champions."