Fabio Quartararo vs Charles Leclerc: the blossoming of talents!

“I consider Leclerc like my son-in-law: we talk often, I took him from F3 and put him at Ferrari, so I'm really proud of what he does. As a person and as an approach, I compare him to Fabio Quartararo: they are free spirits, in a certain way romantic and, certainly, when you look into their eyes you see clear people. They think first about what they did wrong and then, finally, what the team did wrong. There are also similarities in their pole positions. The only difference is that Charles managed to win while Fabio still hasn't. »

These words are from Massimo rivola, recently arrived at the head of the Aprilia team in MotoGP after leading the Ferrari Driver Academy for three years.

The man therefore knows what he is talking about and his words encourage us to compare the respective performances of the two revelations of the year 2019.

The Monegasque Charles Leclerc arrived in Formula 1 in 2018, driving the Ferrari-powered Alfa-Romeo. At the end of this first season, despite good performances at the wheel of an uncompetitive car, the results were quite meager, with 0 victories, 0 podiums, 0 pole positions and 13th place in the championship at the end of the 21 Grands Prix contested. .

fabio quartararo made his debut in MotoGP this year aboard a satellite Yamaha, scoring 0 victories, 7 podiums and 6 pole positions at the end of the 19 Grands Prix contested, and finishing in 5th place in the championship. An undeniable advantage for the French in this rookie match, even if the situations are never strictly comparable.

But during this time Charles Leclerc, promoted to Ferrari factory driver, scored 2 victories, 8 podiums and 7 pole positions, finishing in 4th place in the championship.

Will this be equalized or beaten by Fabio Quartararo in his second season in MotoGP?

Make your bets, when El Diablo is in Abu Dhabi to support Lewis Hamilton by invitation of Petronas...