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13-07-2025
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Fabio Quartararo admits 'tensions' within Yamaha over recent V4 comments
Fabio Quartararo offered a terse reaction to team boss Paolo Pavesio's statements that Yamaha wants to race its new V4 in 2026, saying his own MotoGP future depends on the team making the right decision. Quartararo has been a loyal Yamaha rider since his MotoGP career began in 2019, but his frustration with the current state of affairs has grown in recent weeks as expectations have been raised only to be dashed in the final reckoning. Advertisement Remarkable qualifying pace has seen him take four pole positions since April, but these have in general been twinned with dramatically disappointing races – including a technical failure that robbed him of a likely victory in the British Grand Prix. 'I don't know what he thinks,' said Quartararo, after journalists referenced Pavesio's V4 claims in Saturday afternoon's media session with the rider. 'I don't think he's too much into the technical side of things. 'But, in reality, they [Yamaha] know very well what they need to do to keep me. To be honest, I don't care whether it's the V4 or not, I just want a competitive bike for next year.' It's not the first time in recent weeks that Quartararo has issued Yamaha an ultimatum via the media. He said he 'needs a winning project now' at the Dutch GP last month. Advertisement Paolo Pavesio, Yamaha Motor Racing Managing Director Paolo Pavesio, Yamaha Motor Racing Managing Director Asked if relationships were getting tense within the team, Quartararo replied in the affirmative despite scoring a welcome third place in the sprint race on Saturday. 'Sure, it's getting a little tense, because we're always expecting more and more things, improvements. We can see that we don't really have any,' he said. 'With the V4, we're getting pretty good feedback, but the lap times are super slow. In reality, what matters to me are the lap times. The feeling with a bike can be good, but...' Quartararo's body language in Germany has betrayed his frustrations as much as his words. He beat his machine angrily at the end of Free Practice 2 on Saturday morning due to a technical issue. Then, in the Sunday warm-up, he again punished his M1 as he passed the chequered flag. Read Also: Franco Morbidelli to miss German MotoGP with collarbone injuries To read more articles visit our website.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
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MotoGP German GP: Marc Marquez strolls to wet pole as rivals battle
Marc Marquez was the class of the field in a wet qualifying session for the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, storming to pole position aboard his factory Ducati. While the championship leader had yet another perfect result, his rivals struggled in the conditions. His injured brother Alex was only sixth-quickest, four-time 2025 polesitter Fabio Quartararo seventh and Marc's team-mate Francesco Bagnaia a disastrous 11th. More to follow... To read more articles visit our website.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
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MotoGP Dutch GP: Fabio Quartararo takes fourth pole in 2025, Marc Marquez only fourth
Fabio Quartararo delivered the return to form he promised ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, scorching to a fourth MotoGP pole position of the year at Assen on Saturday. Francesco Bagnaia and Alex Marquez join the Frenchman on the front row of the grid for the MotoGP classic, with world championship leader Marc Marquez only fourth. Advertisement Yamaha rider Quartararo's display was a repeat of his pole performances at Jerez, Le Mans and Silverstone earlier in the season. These were followed by struggles in the most recent two races, Aragon and Italy, but he put those firmly behind him at Assen, where he had already shown consistent speed by topping Friday afternoon practice and Saturday morning practice. Behind Bagnaia's factory Ducati and Alex Marquez's Gresini Ducati, Marc Marquez's fourth place followed a pair of bruising falls on Friday. The factory Ducati man appeared to be riding in some discomfort around the high-speed Drenthe circuit. British GP winner Marco Bezzecchi will join Marc on the second row for Aprilia, with VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli completing it. Earlier, Raul Fernandez kept up his recent upturn in form by topping Q1 aboard the Trackhouse Aprilia. Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team His fortunes again contrasted with those of his team-mate Ai Ogura, the rookie who made him look sluggish early in the season. Ogura crashed early in the session and although he was able to resume, he could not find any pace and will line up 20th on the grid. Advertisement The other rider to progress from Q1 was Fernandez's fellow Spaniard Fermin Aldeguer. The rookie was down in ninth place after the first runs, but emerged early for his second set of flying laps and began to show his pace. Aldeguer saw off challenges from Joan Mir (Honda) and Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) to claim the second spot to reach Q2. Aldeguer took advantage to then claim seventh on the grid, where he will lead row three with Fabio di Giannantonio (VR46) and Pedro Acosta (KTM) for company. Read Also: Jorge Martin 'free to sign with anyone' in MotoGP, insists manager Marc Marquez: 'I've had stitches in my chin, but they don't count towards the championship' Advertisement KTM failed to deliver the qualifying result it had hoped for, with Maverick Vinales only 10th on the Tech3 entry. He'll be joined on row four by Fernandez and Johann Zarco, the best of the Hondas on the LCR machine. Aprilia's development rider Lorenzo Savadori will start the Dutch round unusually high on the grid. A lap 0.375s off the pace in Q1 was enough to earn the Italian a spot on row five: he'll start 15th behind Mir and Miller. After qualifying, news came through that Tech3 KTM rider Enea Bastianini had been issued with a penalty after he blocked Alex Rins (Yamaha) during Q1. The Italian has been given a three-place grid penalty for the grand prix, meaning he will start the Sunday race 20th instead of 17th. Rins himself was 19th-fastest on the qualifying timesheets. His gestures on the circuit following the incident left Bastianini in no doubt as to his views on the KTM man's track behaviour. 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and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing crash Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing crash Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Dorna Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Maverick Vinales, Red Bull KTM Tech 3, Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Maverick Vinales, Red Bull KTM Tech 3, Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images To read more articles visit our website.
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28-06-2025
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Marquez bags ninth sprint victory of season at Dutch GP
Ducati's Marc Marquez has brushed aside two practice crashes to storm to his ninth sprint victory of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix to extend his MotoGP championship lead despite starting fourth on the grid at Assen. Marquez finished ahead of his brother, Alex, of Gresini Racing and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi claimed third place for his first sprint podium since 2023 . But pole sitter Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha crashed with four laps to go on Saturday. Marc extends his lead in the championship to 43 points over Alex going into Sunday's race while Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia, third in the championship, could only manage fifth place behind VR46 Racing's Fabio Di Giannantonio. The victory will give Marc a significant psychological boost after he crashed twice in Friday's practice, as he seeks a first race win at 'The Cathedral of Speed' since 2018. 🔥🇳🇱🥇From the gravel to the P1…In less than 24 hours 💪#ForzaDucati #DucatiLenovoTeam — Ducati Corse (@ducaticorse) June 28, 2025 "Today we breathe a lot ... because my body cannot accept another big crash like yesterday. Today I was just calm, trying to control the situations," Marc said. Quartararo had claimed his fourth pole position of the season in qualifying earlier on Saturday and the Frenchman led the pack into turn one when the lights went out. However, he had to elbow Marc out of the way into turn one after the Spaniard had a blistering start off the line, with the Ducati rider leaning so close to him that his right shoulder briefly touched Quartararo's boot. Although he led for most of lap one, Quartararo could not match the pace of the Ducati bikes as Marc eventually took the lead in the final chicane, before Alex and Bezzecchi also overtook the Frenchman. Bagnaia, meanwhile, had qualified second-fastest but he found himself going backwards when fellow Italian Di Giannantonio overtook him and moved up to fifth at the halfway mark of the sprint. Marc nearly surrendered first place when he made a rare mistake and went wide, giving Alex an opportunity to pass him, but the elder Marquez brother quickly slammed the door shut to retain the lead. Quartararo was on the limit as he pushed hard to stay with the lead group and the Yamaha rider's sprint came to an end with four laps to go when he lost his balance at turn 10 and crashed. Meanwhile Australia's Jack Miller was 14th aboard the Pramac Yamaha.
CNA
28-06-2025
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Yamaha's Quartararo pips Ducatis to clinch Dutch Grand Prix pole
Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo claimed his fourth pole position of the season in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday while Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez will start on the second row. Quartararo is joined on the front row by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia and Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez while Marc was only fourth fastest at Assen, where he crashed twice in practice on a bruising Friday. Marc leads brother Alex by 40 points heading into the sprint while Bagnaia, third in the championship, is 110 points behind. But the session belonged to Quartararo who clocked one minute and 30.651 seconds to claim his 20th MotoGP pole. "The goal is to try to make a great start, great laps in the sprint and see a little bit how it's going on," Quartararo said. "I love this track... So hopefully we can turn this pole position into a great result on Saturday and on Sunday." As expected, it was the Ducati machines of the Marquez brothers and Bagnaia who traded fastest laps early in the session but Quartararo laid down the gauntlet when he clocked one minute and 31.047 seconds. Alex and Marc then broke the one minute and 31 seconds barrier but Quartararo and Bagnaia responded by going faster to take the top two spots. A desperate Marc pushed too hard on his final lap and went off track, settling for fourth-fastest, marking only the second time he is off the front row on the red Ducati, while Alex was livid with himself when he could not set a faster lap. Bagnaia has won at Assen in the last three years and the Italian said he was happy with the feeling on the bike after struggling early in the season, with the twice champion claiming only one victory in the first nine rounds. "I'm very happy. It's the best weekend so far this season... Surely this afternoon will be tough but we need to start well, set our pace and see if I can win," Bagnaia said. Marc will have Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi and VR46 Racing's Franco Morbidelli for company on the second row.
