His complicated start to the season could have made Fabio Quartararo believe that he had already hit rock bottom when he arrived at a Jerez track which is a bit like home. The opportunity was therefore great for new, more encouraging prospects than in Qatar, in Argentina and in Austin. Unfortunately, the Spanish campaign was a disaster for the Frenchman.
A heavy fall during free practice, a twelfth place on the starting grid and a fall at the start of the race after being hit. It's nothing to say that this weekend will not be remembered by the 17-year-old Leopard driver. A bad series that would be good to end by arriving in his native France, where, precisely, his first troubles began last year. For once, the loop would be closed.
In the meantime, the hoped-for improvement with the fourth time from the warm-up was short-lived. The departure had barely been given, Fabio received a muscular visit from the Mahindra of George Martin who seriously damaged his KTM: “ I had a bad start and from turn 6 I was hit by another driver » laments the teammate of a Joan mir only member of the team at the finish, in sixth place. “ The shock was severe. I got the bike up to continue, but it was impossible ". And for good reason : " bad luck again. I had to give up, I no longer had a toe clip, no rear brake and bent handlebars » specifies Fabio.
A hard blow which already marks the rest of the season in dotted lines. The title was the goal within the crowned team with Kent on a Honda last year. However, the championship is led by a Brad Binder leading by 77 points while Quarterly claims only nine in nineteenth place overall. This is ten units less than the best classified tricolor, i.e. Jules Danilo, which is thirteenth.
