PETRONAS Yamaha SRT’s Quartararo and Morbidelli nail Brno test

Michelle Liew

August 6, 2019

The duo managed to maintain their sterling performance in the testing session.

The PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team riders Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli have secured stellar results in the Czech Grand Prix this weekend and managed to repeat their performance on Monday’s official test at the Automotodrom Brno circuit. The duo claimed first and third place respectively.

Next round for Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli is the Austrian Grand Prix on August 9th. The race will be held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.

Franco Morbidelli (PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team)- As It Happened

Photo credits: Yamaha Racing

“We tried some changes with the electronics and other settings. I think we’ve improved the package. Although of course, we’re going to have to wait and see how the bike reacts to them next weekend in Austria before we can be certain. I worked with a thumb brake for the first time and the initial feeling was good. However, it’s going to take some time to get used to it. All in all, I’m happy and it’s always nice to finish a test in the top three,” said Morbidelli as quoted from Yamaha Racing.

Fabio Quartararo ((PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team)- As It Happened

Photo credits: Yamaha Racing

“Today was really productive for us and we tried many things including some elements for the coming weekend in Austria. As always in testing, there was some positives and some negatives. However, in the end, it was useful to test again. We tried the new carbon forks and the bike felt a little bit lighter with them. Then we tried some new tyres from Michelin and we were able to use some electronics settings that the team has wanted to test. We need to think about what we’ve tested and have some discussions about the direction that we’ll take with the new parts.”