Quartararo at Yamaha is becoming inevitably toxic

Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha are staring at an unpleasant, drawn-out, eight-month MotoGP divorce, in which neither party is really the bad guy.Sure, Quartararo – whose commitment to Honda for 2027 and 2028 is by now an open secret – could be more kind and judicious in his comments about the state of the Yamaha bike and the Yamaha project, and more enthusiastic about the duties for which he is being handsomely recompensed.And, sure, Yamaha could have made more progress with its new V4-engined bike, or made that switch earlier, or kept the inline-four for one final year before pivoting for 2027 – a decision that would’ve absolutely been the wrong one but would’ve maybe made these months less brutal.Ultimately, Yamaha helped Quartararo become MotoGP cham …