Yamaha recruit two major Ducati engineers in a bid to keep Fabio Quartararo
Massimo Bartolini has l𒊎eft his job as Vehicle Performance Engineer at Ducati to become Yamaha’s new technical director.
This follows Marco Ni🌞cotra, who𓆉 left Ducati to become Yamaha’s Head of Aerodynamics in October.
The signinꦍg of Bartolini represents a major step for⭕ward for Yamaha who struggled badly in 2023.
He🗹 was a close confidant of Ducati supremo Gigi Dall’Igna and Yamaha hope his expertise can give them a major boost.
It is still unclear, however, whether Bartolini will replace Kazutoshi Seki, who led the M1 p🍬roject last year, report, or work alongside him.
Bartolini also represents a more ༺European-centric structure to Yamaha’s 2024 plans.
These behind-the-scenes changes are with a view 𝐆to keeping star rider 🔯Quartararo.
2021 MotoGP champion Quarta𝐆raro’s contract with Yamaha expires at the end of this season and the Japanese m🍒anufacturer knows he will leave unless they deliver a bike that is more competitive than last year.
Yamaha are the only manufacturer to have just two bikes on the 2024 grid, h✨owever ✱they will benefit from the new concessions regulations.
The arrival of two brains from Ducati could help them ཧkick🔜 on even more.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sport൲s f🌠or a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
