Quartararo's new life has begun and it will now take place in Moto2. Now at 1m78, the Frenchman finds himself more at ease behind a Kalex provided to him by a Pons team with which he is acclimatizing just as much. The Jerez and Valencia tests allowed him to make an initial assessment. With encouraging times, two falls and a sore knee.
His predecessors had already stressed it: moving from Moto3 to Moto2 is undoubtedly more complicated than moving from Moto2 to MotoGP. An impression that the tricolor was able to experience on the handlebars of his new Kalex, what's more after a difficult last season in Moto3 within the Leopard team, marred by scratches and without exploits: " I am happy with these two days of testing. I'm gradually gaining confidence on the bike. I improved my pace on worn tires and I understand Moto2 better and better ».
Public chat speedweek He specifies : " the motorcycle is much larger, it is also heavier. I am better able to get behind the fairing, which was more problematic in Moto3 due to my growth. I feel better on the bike. But what we feel the most is the weight. The driving style is completely different. You have to brake differently, accelerate differently, take a new position on the bike. Now I also have to think about the tires. I'm making progress, but I still have a lot to learn ».
« You need to stop the bike so you can accelerate early into the corner. I also discovered sliding. I like this. The Moto3 cornered flat, but here you can play with the accelerator. It's funny ". And that gives you confidence, especially in the rain, conditions that Fabio had not appreciated until now. And yet on the wet track of Jerez…: “ I felt more comfortable in the rain. I had a hard time this year but now I have better feelings ».
In Jerez, on the first day, driver Sito Pons finished sixth with a time putting him 1.644 sec behind a Nakagami seasoned and with soft tires. In the rain on the second day, he finished third, just over six tenths behind. bagnaia, also a beginner in the category.
