Many were caught off guard earlier this season when Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha announced the contract renewal for two more years and now, the rider clarified once again that the team gave him ‘everything’ he asked for, was loyal to him and he also loyal to the manufacturer, even considering that he had the real possibility of leaving.
The french, former world champion, recalled why he decided to stay with Yamaha, in words to SPEEDWEEK.com: ‘I extended my contract with Yamaha because I have faith in this project. I had the opportunity to move to another team, but my loyalty to Yamaha is huge and Yamaha has also been very loyal to me. Furthermore, my wishes were heard. We have to wait and see how the next two years go. Then it will be time for a new decision’.
He saw in the team a way of thinking that is different, and a huge desire to improve, as well as wanting to do so fast, and, attending all of his requests:
– A good project, good people, a different mentality, decisions were made not in three or four months, but quickly. I wanted people who had worked with other manufacturers and had experience with other bikes. Yamaha gave me everything I asked for …
This was a good reason to stay.