were still making substantial
adjustments to chassis and
swingarms, suggesting they are
some ways from finding a settled
base setting. Team Manager
Massimo Meregalli is viewing
the year ahead in two parts. "We
are starting from zero, almost,"
he said. "In the first one, we'll try
to get used to the new bike in a
kind of learning process. Then, in
the second, for sure, we expect
Alex [Rins] and Fabio to gradually
improve their results."
Just how that will sit with
Quartararo, clearly one of the
grid's fastest names, remains un-
clear. The Frenchman has given
the impression he'd rather be
anywhere else than at Yamaha in
recent months. Plus, star sign-
ing Razgatlioglu is also prepping
himself for a tough season of
adaptation to Michelin tires on a
bike that's well off the pace. The
winner of 21 WorldSBK races
last term was 19th overall, 1.9
seconds off the top in the year's
first preseason test.
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MOTOGP I 2026 MOTOGP PREVIEW
(Above) Fabio Quartararo is in for a hard season by the looks of
it, as Yamaha struggles for pace with its new V4. (Below) Jack
Miller (43) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (07) will be conducting much
of the development work with the new Yamaha in 2026.
