It is the surprise of this Grand Prix of Catalonia, the thunderclap in Moto2 as was, two weeks earlier, a certain Jorge Lorenzo in MotoGP at Mugello. fabio quartararo returned to business, to the forefront and remembered everyone by refreshing our memory on the fact that Johann zarco was not the only brilliant French representative in the Grand Prix. On a Speed Up which we didn't expect more, the Frenchman achieved a resounding pole position on the Montmelo track and admits that he will have a card to play this Sunday at the time of the race...
We saw him grow up faster, to the point of unfairly forgetting that he is only 19 years old. And the whole future ahead of him. Fabio Quartararo got back in the saddle in a qualifying session ending with the best time in Catalonia. All on a Speed Up on which he found a secret since his teammate Danny Kent is only 27rd almost two seconds away!
« It was super important for me to take pole position » here admits the Nice resident. “ We knew the problem was qualifying and I managed to take pole position. I hadn't done one in a very long time. It’s an unexpected pole that rewards the work accomplished so far! We took a step forward with the new tire, because in all the testing sessions we couldn't improve the time with the new tire and we honestly didn't think we could improve that much ».
He finishes : " I feel good for the race and we'll see. I don't want to put pressure on myself but I know I have the rhythm. I want to thank my team and my family my friends and we will see. The goal is to have a good race ". His best place under a checkered flag this year is an eighth place acquired in France. Or the location of its last peak position. It was in Moto3, in 2015…
