Yamaha once again ran out of fuel on the last lap of a MotoGP race, leaving Fabio Quartararo less than impressed.
Fabio Quartararo lost out on 11th place in Motegi due to another fuel problem. Just two Grands Prix ago Quartararo experienced the same issue as he ran out of fuel in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
The Frenchman was not impressed with Yamaha after he was beaten across the line by Johann Zarco.
“Two times in three races, I think is a bit too much,” Quartararo said of the fuel problem. “Already just before the bridge I started to feel (it run out) and then out of the last corner the bike just stopped. For me, it's just that they are not still OK with the electronics. I think the strategy (with the fuel) is not working,” he explained.
Quartararo went on to further explain that he got no warning light from his Yamaha M1 until he was out of fuel.
“Also the lights in the dashboard. This is the main problem. The lights on the dashboard are not working as we expect. So this is why the light appeared when I was without fuel. It's too late!”
Yamaha left their home round with terrible results as Quartararo finished in 12th and Alex Rins in 16th.
“It was a really tough weekend,” stated Quartararo. “I felt like I was with a used tyre from the first lap. I didn't feel any grip from the beginning and this was something that we couldn't understand. Our grip depends way too much from the track and not from the bike.”