"We're heading to a track where, at least on paper, Yamaha should be able to confirm its competitiveness thanks to the recent updates. That said, I prefer to wait for the stopwatch to do the talking before making any bold claims. From what I’ve observed over the past few races, it’s clear that the M1 has reached a certain level of stability in terms of behavior and, as a result, performance—something Quartararo's three consecutive pole positions clearly reflect. The progress made in qualifying is evident; now the next step is to improve our race pace. After the Aragon GP, we’ll have some key testing sessions: the official collective test on Monday at MotorLand, followed by two days of private Yamaha testing on Wednesday and Thursday at Montmelò, in Barcelona. There, we’ll try out further updates that I hope will help us become more consistent during races as well."