Fabio Quartararo ended a six-year wait for Yamaha last season when he became France’s first MotoGP world champion having amassed five wins – wrapping up the title with two rounds to spare.
But the Frenchman went into the winter break unhappy with an apparent lack of significant improvement with his YZR-M1 package at November’s Jerez test, particularly in regards to Yamaha’s engine and top speed.
Top speed has been Yamaha’s main weakness for some time, but in general has never prioritised power in the same way as current chief rival Ducati has.
Ducati will have eight bikes on the grid in 2022, with five of those being current-spec factory machinery – and general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has already suggested the marque has found even more horsepower from its new motor.
When asked by Motorsport.com ahead of pre-season testing beginning in Malaysia this weekend if this is the most difficult winter Yamaha has faced given the impending Ducati onslaught, Meregalli says it has looked…
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