Overview
- Quartararo heads to his home French Grand Prix promising “something special” for fans at Le Mans.
- He reported better front-end feel in the post-race Jerez test and logged the seventh-fastest lap on Yamaha’s new V4.
- The Spanish Grand Prix underscored the deficit as he finished 14th and ran about 20 seconds slower than his 2025 race time.
- Yamaha evaluated a chassis, revised aero including the tri-plane front wing, a different swingarm, and electronics set-ups, with selected parts likely to be tried at Le Mans to confirm the test gains.
- He is on a 76-race win drought and says he has nothing to prove, with reports of a move to Honda still unconfirmed.