Yamaha embarrassed in these last races of 2022. Tester / substitute Cal Crutchlow is doing better than Morbidelli…
The road to the second drivers’ title for Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha is still full of pitfalls. The reigning champion breathed a little more given the disasters by Pecco Bagnaia and Aleix Espargaro in Motegi. Fall with sarcastic applause to himself for the Ducati rider, an incredible human error before the start for the Aprilia standard bearer. ‘El Diablo’ has gained some points, but continues to work hard, even if it is working miracles. But in Yamaha the problems are not over, on the contrary a situation has been created embarrassing for Franco Morbidelli. The test driver Cal Crutchlowwho took over from the retired Dovizioso two GPs ago, is much faster than him …
With Yamaha in 2023, but …
The agreement is there, Franco Morbidelli will remain tied up to the official Monster Yamaha team also for next season. Not for this, however, i doubts have dissolved, so much so that there has been talk of premature termination several times … But from the top management came the constant confirmation that the Italian rider remains and that in Yamaha they are doing everything to help him meet again. Yes, because Morbidelli 2022 continues to be there very bad copy of that rider who finished as vice MotoGP champion in the not far 2020. Last year there was the serious injury, but now it is thing of the past. The fact is, however, that the second Yamaha rider continues not to shine, indeed remains constantly in the low areas of the ranking in each race. A situation has even been created in the last couple of races that certainly does not help Iwata, indeed it does that increase rumors and doubts.
The test driver is faster!
In Misano, Andrea Dovizioso has definitively closed his long MotoGP chapter. In place of him, Yamaha has lined up its European test driver Cal Crutchlowalso this year very active despite the announced retirement … From the GP to Aragon then the British took the M1 branded RNF, to conclude thelast season together with Yamaha from Razlan Razali’s team, starting next year with Aprilia. But what to say except that Cruchlow has already become indispensable. With Quartararo’s misfortune at MotorLand, he was the savior of the Yamaha budget! In Motegi, on the other hand, there is forgotten of the starting devices, plunging into the queue at the start. But in spite of everything he went up and closed in not even two tenths by Morbidelli. Author of another contest without infamy and without praise, colorless. Like Quartararo, who finished 8th, ‘Morbido’ instead 14th … “The old dog is faster than the young” was the sarcastic comment by Crutchlow after the race. And the reference was certainly not for the current champion colleague.
