Fabio Quartararo told Yamaha what their biggest weakness was ahead of the 2025 MotoGP season, they’ve already fixed it

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Fabio Quartararo did not expect to be claiming pole positions by the time MotoGP’s European leg of the season kicked in.

However, Yamaha’s position appears to have dramatically improved over the last few weeks. Their bike is starting to deliver on the promise it showed during pre-season.

Quartararo’s excellent performance at the Grand Prix of Spain showed that the current M1 machine can be consistent across the board.

So far, it has led him to sixth in the MotoGP standings, best of the rest behind five of Ducati’s fastest riders.

Yamaha unlocked a ‘special’ Quartararo in Spain and it could make for magnificent viewing across the rest of the campaign.

There was a reason why Quartararo was ‘begging’ Yamaha for upgrades and his loyalty to the Japanese manufacturer seems to be showing signs of paying off.

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Yamaha have fixed Fabio Quartararo’s biggest ‘problem’ after Grand Prix of Spain success

Yamaha’s 2024 campaign was miserable. Quartararo enjoyed his worst-ever MotoGP season by far, but they have now turned the tide.

Their second place at Jerez was their best result in three years, and was the first time that they have truly earned a podium, rather than inherited one through luck or extreme circumstances since 2022.

However, even more impressive may have been what they did before Sunday, as Quartararo claimed pole position.

Speaking at pre-season, he warned his team that last year’s biggest issue – one lap pace, had to be rectified in 2025.

“The worst last year was not the race,” Quartararo told Crash. “It was especially one lap last year that was the problem because always we started super-far [back] and it was super-difficult to overtake.”

It seems that after two front row starts in the last two races, Yamaha have finally cured their biggest issue, giving their four riders a better chance of competing.

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Can Fabio Quartararo win a MotoGP race during the 2025 season?

With just a little more pace in Jerez, Quartararo may have been able to hold off Alex Marquez’s charge, as the Spaniard claimed his first victory.

It’s one of Quartararo’s strongest tracks and he won’t be able to match that level of performance everywhere, but the signs are promising.

Consider that with the concession system, Yamaha will be able to bring a healthy flow of upgrades all year, and they should be able to unlock further pace.

When they do that, Quartararo at the very least, will be clipping at the heels of the Ducati bikes on a regular basis.