If there is one, in Moto3, who undoubtedly hoped to draw another result from his first three races of the season, it is Fabio Quartararo. Having left the Honda cause to embrace that of KTM, following his new world champion team Leopard, the Frenchman thought he had made the right choice. But it is clear that the results are slow in arriving.
It's even like a black series. Because the omens are involved. Flirting with the number thirteen is never sought by drivers, but it is exactly this rank that the tricolor won on the three occasions when it crossed the finish line this year. A year ago, he arrived in the discipline crowned with the status of a new prodigy who was going to break everything. Qualified sixth twice and fifteenth once, with the Estrella Galicia team he collected a seventh, then a second and finally a sixth place in the race before entering a meeting in Jerez marked by a pole position and a fourth place.
For his second campaign at this level, it was as a favorite within the dominant team a year ago that he was evaluated. Yes, but the Leopard structure is having trouble getting its claws out and even if Fabio has found a chief mechanic who is partially complicit in his meteoric rise in Spain, the mayonnaise is having a hard time taking hold. A third then two ninth spots on the starting grid for three thirteenth places under the checkered flag. Meanwhile, the Open up, Canet and his teammates Locatelli et Mir want to skip steps and Pawi achieves his feat. Last but not least, his former teammate NAVARRO is at the top of the rankings.
As a result, the Jerez meeting promises to be under pressure for Quarterly who must get out of this bad spiral. Bad feelings in Qatar, a missed meeting in Argentina and random mechanical reliability in Austin, we will have to overcome the Indian sign, in addition to NAVARRO and others. In the meantime, the Frenchman grits his teeth: “ this race in Austin was good before the problems at the end. We had done a good job, we had a good pace and I was hoping to catch Navarro. Then I felt something was wrong with the box. I would have liked the podium, but it will be better the next race. I'm still happy because we've made good progress on the bike and I can't wait to go to Jerez ».
After three Grand Prix contested, Fabio is currently eighteenth in the championship with nine points, already 43 behind the leader and official KTM
Brad Binder.
Let's hope that the return to Europe finally realizes the work and talent of the French pilot!
