The press conference held as a prelude to the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi brought together Marc Márquez, Andrea Dovizioso, Álex Rins, Maverick Viñales, Fabio Quartararo and Takaaki Nakagami.
As usual, we report here the raw words of Fabio Quartararo, without the slightest journalistic interpretation.
You really had a great race in Thailand, even if the result was probably not what you hoped for. With Maverick, you show that the Yamahas are in good shape and we arrive at a circuit that you like: you must be impatient to start this weekend…
fabio quartararo : " Yes. This year I have often heard that the Yamaha was not very good on certain circuits, like for example in Austria, but we managed to get on the podium, so now, honestly, I no longer think about if it is a circuit for Yamaha or Honda. Honestly, I have to be focused this weekend and it's a circuit that I really like. We will do our best, as we do in every race, step by step. We will see the weather on Saturday because I saw that the forecast is calling for rain, so we have to learn the track very quickly on this bike. »
You can win the rookie of the year title this weekend. Is this something you'll be thinking about this weekend, or will you approach it as usual?
“At the start of the year our goal was to be the rookie, so of course we're going to try to achieve that goal this weekend, but honestly, I'm really not thinking about it. We will try to get the best result possible, and try to be fast and consistent to fight with this guy (Marc Márquez). »
Social media question: what is the most original gift given to you by a Japanese fan?
“As others say, the fans are unique here. You don't see these kinds of fans at other circuits. Today I received a Rubik's Cube, but instead of having to line up the colors, I have to do it with the number 20, the Yamaha logo, my nickname, etc. So that was really special. »
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