Quartararo needs to see Yamaha progress before signing 2023 MotoGP deal

The first pre-season test of the 2022 season got underway on Thursday at Jerez, with Quartararo ending up ninth fastest and 0.707 seconds off the pace.

The world champion tested Yamaha’s 2022 bike, but sounded flat when he said the motorcycle was basically the same as the prototype he tested at Misano in September having admittedly expected more new items.

With Yamaha keen to get…