MotoGP | GP Qatar 2 Qualifying: Morbidelli, “We are groping in the dark”

MotoGP GP Qatar 2 Yamaha Petronas SRT 2021 – Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha Petronas) achieved the tenth time in qualifying for the Doha Grand Prix, second stage of the 2021 MotoGP.

The Italian-Brazilian rider suffers a gap of 0.688s from pole-man Jorge Martin's Ducati and also in terms of race pace he is not among the fastest.

Last year the Team Petronas Yamahas were always among the fastest, many times more than the factory ones, while this year they seem less competitive; However, Morbidelli doesn't believe in any conspiracy, here's what he said at the end of qualifying.

Declarations Franco Morbidelli level Yamaha Petronas GP Qatar 2 Qualifying

“I wouldn't say that Yamaha neglects us, there are always many of their men in the garage, even important men. What I always ask myself is why I have no feeling, I don't understand the reasons for such a bad feeling while driving, despite all the changes made. We're really kind of stumbling around in the dark and we don't really know what's going on.”

Statements Franco Morbidelli goals Yamaha Petronas GP Qatar 2 Qualifying

“We need to aim for the Top Ten. In FP4, although the feeling wasn't there, the speed wasn't bad, so I hope I can be fast. The feeling remains similar, what changes is the speed: some sessions I also seem competitive, others are out of this world and so I hope to have an answer from the warm up tomorrow.”

Statements Franco Morbidelli Vs Valentino Rossi Qatar GP 2 Qualifying

“We have never met with Vale (Rossi, ed.). First I spoke with Uccio and then I saw that Vale struggled in qualifying, which was strange, at least as strange as my Up/downs. We haven't spoken to each other because we are so immersed in our work trying to understand what is happening. We practically never see each other, I'm in my office changing, or in my garage figuring out what the fuck is going on.”