Randy De Puniet is no longer a regular rider in MotoGP, but for all that he is a very busy man. Always sharp, he shares his experience with a television channel, he helps KTM develop its RC16 and he will soon do the Bol d'Or on a Kawasaki. He also put himself at the service of Fabio Quartararo in his stand. And what he saw there was not pleasant.
At the microphone of Paddock GP present in Misano, he explained his role with Fabio and delivered his first impressions: “ I'm here to help him, and in Misano to get things off to a better start for him than in previous Grands Prix. On Friday morning, things initially got off to a bad start with a technical problem. The engine oil cap had not been tightened enough and the engine drained. We were lucky that Fabio didn't fall and the engine didn't break. He left and was sixth despite that, on a circuit where he broke his ankle last year ».
« I stand at the side of the track for him, I observe him as much as possible over the 40 minutes of the session. I look at the others too, I listen to their gear changes, watch the trajectories and braking. And we debrief afterwards. It's interesting because there are places where he says he doesn't feel well when the time is good and vice versa ". An important dialogue, especially since the sequence of events became complicated with a twenty-fifth time then then a thirtieth this morning at the end of an FP3 dominated by teammates Joan mir.
But then what's going on in the box? Randy gives a clue: “ I'm here to make him talk. Ask questions and answer them together which allows you to give direction in adjusting the motorcycle. Everything his team doesn't do ". A precision as astonishing as it is disturbing.
