Fabio Quartararo feels the pace Yamaha was able to showcase in Friday practice for the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix wasn’t “unexpected” after breaking inside the top 10.
While last fortnight’s Qatar opener highlighted the widening gulf between Yamaha and the frontrunners in MotoGP at the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, the Japanese manufacturer appeared to close the gap back in Portimao as both 2021 champion Quartararo and new recruit Alex Rins earned an automatic entry into Q2.
“We have many, many things to change for tomorrow,” he explained. “Of course, I think other manufacturers also but we have a little margin compared to ourselves from today. “It's important. Of course, it's a step for me to be in a good position but we are still in a process where we have to test more things. “We have new engineers like everybody knows since this winter and we are adjusting a lot in the electronics.
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