The big news of the day is undoubtedly the suspension of Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales. The Spaniard will not take to the track this weekend, as decided by the Japanese manufacturer who decided to put him in a corner behind the board for the Austrian GP …
Fabio Quartararo was immediately harassed during the media conference on the matter: “I don’t have any big comments on it – said the Frenchman – I know that a lot of people have more or less heard and read what happened and I don’t have much to add. Difficult to say on the subject, I think it is better to ask Yamaha. Personally, I don’t think racing alone is a problem ”.
Yamaha’s decision was certainly a bolt from the blue: “I’m surprised, I still think the M1 is fantastic and I think we can finish in the top 5 in all races and like all motorcycles it can be improved. By the way, let’s not forget that Maverick won earlier this year. So I think the Yamaha works well and is competitive, obviously we are missing a few things, but It’s not a dramatic situation. I think that every weekend we have the potential to be in the top 5 or on the podium. “
The fact is that from today Fabio finds himself alone in the garage: “It is always important to compare information, but I want to fight for first place with my strength and without help. I have my personal goal and don’t need other drivers to compare myself to myself. Personally, I don’t think it’s a problem for myself to be in the garage by myself ”.
Marc Marquez then spoke on the subject: “It seems to me that the relationship was already in a critical situation. Sometimes we see some ups and downs from the drivers. Surely this story is something really strange, even if Yamaha knows what happened. But we already have too many problems at Honda to think about what happened to Maverick.
A consideration also came from the reigning world champion, Joan Mir: “I think it’s a sad situation, I don’t like talking about these things. It’s not nice when something like this happens to a driver and a manufacturer. “