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The tenth place finish in the Thai Sprint Race was not confirmed in Sunday's race, which is also why Fabio Quartararo came to the eve of the Malaysian GP with no great expectations.
"It's hard to say what we can expect. We have new things to try, especially the engine. I personally would like to try something different in terms of riding style, but especially on the electronics front. We will try to make a big change. Maybe it will bear fruit, maybe it won't, we certainly can't focus on one specific aspect, but venture because it might help us," he said.
The powertrain he will have at his disposal is not brand new. "I had tested it for a few laps, but then it had an electronic failure so it didn't work well, while Rins had no problems. We both still had positive feelings about it. Overall it should be more powerful. So far Alex and I have been using different specs, the one I felt better with was less powerful, so hopefully this one will give me some more horsepower. Is that the only positive aspect? Having had that issue and so many other things to try I don't really remember. In any case for the rest over the weekend we will also have a new exhaust," he revealed.
Asked if it is the fifth unreleased engine, the Frenchman replied, " I don't know, I have tried so many powertrains and chassis this year. In these Asian trips even if the results have not always been great there has been some positive. For example in Thailand I qualified in sixth position, the pace was good and in the wet even more so; in Australia, even though I struggled to warm up the tires we were not in bad shape, so there was always something to save. We made progress, but too slowly, and the others were responsive, so we need to do something more significant to get closer to the competition."
One concern remains braking. "In Buriram I tried a different solution, but I was never able to use the rear. This forced me to use the front brake more than the others. I saw some comparative images in Turn 11 and if Ducati can be fluid, we have to accelerate, pull the bike up and slow down with the front, otherwise we can't corner. That's something we have to work on. Our handicaps are rear grip, acceleration and stopping the bike. Does Ducati use the rear lowerer under braking? So do we, but as soon as we brake the bike goes back up," he explained.
On finally what is happening in Valencia he said, "I send my support to all the people even if it is not enough. I don't know what is going to happen. I think everyone has seen the video of the circuit entrance. I think redoing the asphalt is not a big problem, while the city is. However, it is more than two weeks away, so I think it will be raced. From what I understand there was no damage internally."
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