Ramón Forcada analysed on the Duralavita podcast, cited by Motosan, the reasons behind Marco Bezzecchi’s victory at Silverstone and the technical problems that prevented Fabio Quartararo from achieving triumph.

The former Spanish chief mechanic explained that the British GP result was conditioned by technical issues, not by lack of speed from the French Yamaha rider. Forcada contextualised the performance of different machines on the British circuit, underlining the specific characteristics of the track.

‘Silverstone is a very rider-oriented circuit; in general you have to make a balanced bike’, Forcada began explaining on the podcast. The Spanish technician also highlighted the winner’s state of mind: ‘Here what we saw is that Bezzecchi is mentally strong, believing in himself. But I think the big surprise was Fabio [Quartararo].’

Forcada’s analysis focused especially on the decisive moment of the race, when Quartararo was leading comfortably before the technical problem. ‘Bezzecchi won because Fabio had the problem with the bike. We’ve said a thousand times that Yamaha, as it has grip problems at the rear, goes very well with new tyres. Fabio made three poles three consecutive poles, this is almost a record. But then in the Sprints he suffered, and in the long races much more’, explained the former technical chief.

The specialist was categorical when evaluating the dominance that Quartararo exercised over the race before the breakdown: ‘Well here in the long race, if he doesn’t have the start device problem, the race was his. Because he had it controlled, he wasn’t even pushing.’ This statement underlines how a technical problem can decide a race result, regardless of the sporting merit of the riders involved.

To definitively solve these recurring problems with height regulation systems, Forcada presented a radical solution: ‘Change the system, throw them all in the trash’, concluded the technician, defending a complete revision of current systems that have caused so many problems for teams.