Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Take 9th and 11th in Tough Season Opener

I had a good start, but from the start the tyre pressure was super high. That was a bit strange but I pushed to the maximum, and I expected to have a bit better pace. We couldn't do better than this today. Of course, we had hoped for more today, but my job is ...

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli stood their ground in the 2022 MotoGP season opener. Though neither was able to storm to the front like they had planned, they kept their heads down and collected solid points finishing in 9th and 11th place respectively.It was a beautiful night at the Losail International Circuit – the perfect setting for the first race of the 2022 season. The anticipation was palpable on the grid as the 24 riders were preparing themselves to dive into Turn 1.Quartararo stuck to his plan perfectly: he had a belter of a start from 11th on the grid that ...

It was a difficult race. We struggled this weekend in terms of rear grip. That prevented us from having a wonderful performance. Speaking about my race: I had a really poor start. I wasn't cunning enough to make the right moves in the first laps, and I lost a ...

We already knew that this race would be difficult after yesterday’s qualifying, but we are still disappointed with today’s result. Coming to this track, we had higher expectations than what materialised this weekend. Both riders experienced unusually high ...