168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo went into the winter break with a surprise second place on the timesheets at the Barcelona MotoGP test.

The performance provided a welcome boost at the end of Yamaha’s worst season in the ‘MotoGP꧋’ era.

Yamaꦚha’s M1 failed to take a grand prix podium for the first time since its debut in 2002, with the factory’s lead rider Quartararo just 13t🐓h in the world championship.

So what wi🗹ll the Frenchman ask for from Santa this Christmas?

“Power and grip is the only thing I can really ask at the beginning,” said Quartararo, who had a revi🌳sed chassis, aero, swingarm and engine to try at the t𒅌est.

“Because in 𓃲terms of grip we are realꩵly, really far and I think to go fast, it’s the first thing.

“And the power, Santa Claus already came early to give us extra, but I will ask for even more becaus💮e we know that we will miss it!”

Reflecting on his toughest premier-class season, after threꦍe podiums and tenth place in last year’s championship, Quartararo said:

“Well, of course there is frustration that we didn't manage ꦅto get any podiums, any really great race. But I think it's quite important for us to go home with the feeling of the last four races where we have been improving.”

The closest Quartararo got to the rostrum in the damp Jerez Sprint, when a thi☂rd place was snatche𒈔d away by a post-race tyre penalty.

His best grand prix result was sixth ♋place at Sepang.

While the results are not where Quartararo or Yamaha want them to be,🧜 the 2021 world champion is ada൩mant the project is moving forwards.

Highlighting the huge number of engineers, both Japanese and Italian, in the pit b𝓰ox at the test, Quartararo added🧸:

“The way for us to improve the bike, the way to work has been improved dur൩ing this year.

“I's not easy for Yamaha to change totally the mentality. So it really took a lot of time. Then ꧟the improvement, the new peo𝓀ple, the new team - many, many things are new. I think everybody also saw Augusto Fernandez in the box with us.

“So I think that they are changing a lot. The test team also. And step byꩵ step, we will come back. And of course I want it to happen tomorrow, but it takes time and the project is getting better.”

Does Quar𒁏tararo feel closer to the top after the results of the Barcelona test?

“I feel a 𓆉bit faster. Closer, I don't know. Because during a test day, it's quite difficult to really analyse well. But in terms of position, we are a bit better even if it's just a test.

“But we will see from the🌳 last day in Th🍸ailand [next year] where is really our realistic position.”

Quartararo also insis🍨ted th🌠at he’s “enjoying” the M1 again.

“I don't even take it like woဣrk,” he sꦛaid. “I'm enjoying the bike. I start to really enjoy the bike because I can push the limits.

“But we have a clear goal to come back [to the 🍬top] an𝔍d whatever we can do to be back as soon as possible, we will do it.”