The Yamaha V4 bike has given its project leaders the occasional reason to crack a smile or two during the 2026 MotoGP season – but its riders are clearly the unhappiest bunch on the grid.The decision to introduce an entirely new engine configuration in the final year of a regulations cycle should give Yamaha a much better runway into 2027, when the V4 engine will be a must. But it has also turned the manufacturer’s 2026 into an extended off-season, and its riders are struggling to cope with that reality.Fabio Quartararo has delivered some scintillating laps but usually sounds either irritated or checked out, with a Honda move on the horizon for 2027.Though he’s led the line for Yamaha the vast majority of the season, he made it clear a …
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Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy
