Fabio Quartararo, as we know, is a motivated person, but we saw this Friday on the Sachsenring that he was perhaps more determined than usual. The angelic face of the interviews gives way to the devil who also identifies his combination. Best time in the morning, he obviously hoped to stay ahead in the afternoon, but the Frenchman was hampered by his teammate during his fast lap. Which made him furious...
As a message about his desire to make things happen in Germany, before going on vacation. The young Petronas pilot wants to debunk the sovereign Marc Márquez who has reigned for almost ten years in Saxony. Even if it means passing over the body of your teammate Morbidely. Back at the stand, the leader of the troops Zeelenberg was the first to welcome the young prodigy to better surround him and reduce his pressure...
Less than fabio quartararo will be there. He finished his Friday third, behind Kidneys and his Suzuki and Marc Márquez which, let us remember, did not use fresh erasers… “ It's special when you have a soft tire » comments the tricolor. “ You work all day, then comes the most fun part of the day, when you can take part in a time chase with the soft tires. Unfortunately, we didn't achieve the best time with these tires today. But it is okay. I was too angry in the last five minutes. I should have been more relaxed at this point. This happened to me today. I hope I learn from this ».
Marc Márquez however, showed superior race pace on Friday. “ But my pace is good. We know it's Marc's track, he's very fast here. It's our first day with a MotoGP at the Sachsenring. Now I am curious about the data, I will analyze what I need to improve. And we will see in what areas we can modify the bike for Saturday. If we could improve our race pace by one to two tenths, that would be ideal. »Adds Quarterly.
And in terms of physical fitness, where are we? “ My operated right forearm does not cause any discomfort. We're lucky to have so many left turns here. But I will be happy if the arm works 100% soon… »
Is the Sachsenring favorable to the Yamaha? The tricolor’s response is scathing: “ for me, the Yamaha is competitive everywhere » says Fabio. “ We don't have long straight lines. So this track is really good for us ". However, Fabio remains down to earth, particularly regarding his performance during FP1: “ we took a new tire at the end, but not Marc Márquez. It is nevertheless useful for confidence when you are in the top 5 of FP1 ».
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