Morbidelli needed Argentina MotoGP sprint result “a lot” after 2022 struggles

The 2020 championship runner-up endured a torrid 2022 campaign with the factory Yamaha squad as he failed to get anywhere near the podium and was outclassed emphatically by team-mate Fabio Quartararo.

After a tough start to the 2023 season in Portugal, in which he was 14th in both the sprint race and the grand prix, Morbidelli has been the strongest Yamaha rider in Argentina…