"It definitely wasn’t the Saturday we were hoping for, especially after seeing a promising race pace from Jack on Friday, which unfortunately he wasn’t able to capitalize on when it came time to set a fast lap. However, Quartararo’s pole position shows that Yamaha is making progress, even if there’s still a lot of work to do. For us, one of the key areas we need to improve is qualifying, because once you start from the front rows, everything changes — from the pace you can set in the race to how you manage it. On a track that’s quite narrow and with such high temperatures, starting from the back like Jack and Augusto did today makes everything much more difficult."
"It definitely wasn’t the Saturday we were hoping for, especially after seeing a promising race pace from Jack on Friday, which unfortunately he wasn’t able to capitalize on when it came time to set a fast lap. However, Quartararo’s pole position shows that Yamaha is making progress, even if there’s still a lot of work to do. For us, one of the key areas we need to improve is qualifying, because once you start from the front rows, everything changes — from the pace you can set in the race to how you manage it. On a track that’s quite narrow and with such high temperatures, starting from the back like Jack and Augusto did today makes everything much more difficult."