Starting from pole position with good intentions, Fabio Quartararo crossed the finish line of the Aragon Grand Prix in 18rd and penultimate position. His choice of tires was not crazy and his Yamaha seemed to function normally while the rider did not appear to suffer physically from his falls suffered during the previous days. But the result is there: no points and the loss of the championship lead. Certainly, but what happened to get there? Here is the answer…
It’s a fabio quartararo disappointed who returns to his box Petronas Yamaha. His race had been hell, a waking nightmare in Aragon where Yamaha seemed to fade away as the 23 laps of the race progressed. The reason ? Here it is: the front tire pressure had increased, making the M1 almost out of control. “ The motorcycle went out of control » regrets the Frenchman. “ It seemed strange to me. I think we would have had the speed to finish in the top 5, but it was impossible with this problem ».
Everything went according to plan until the third round, then the situation changed. “ The motorcycle could no longer be ridden. It was a race in which I learned nothing for the first time and now we have to find a solution “, declared the Frenchman, who started from pole position and was overtaken several times. His crash in the third free practice session, during which he injured his hip, was not a problem, confirmed Quarterly.
“It could have been much worse”
In his misfortune, which followed that experienced at Le Mans, fabio quartararo can consider itself lucky that the last two Grand Prix winners, Alex Rins and Danilo Petrucci are not direct rivals… “ Of course, that's good. It also helps that Alex Márquez finished ahead of Joan Mir. It could have been much worse. It was a tough race for me and I don't know why it happened like that ».
He ends with the worrying shape of the Suzukis for him: “ they are fast, but we can fight them. We need to sort it out for next week and then we should be fast again in Valencia ". Starting next weekend, we will have to return to combat. But this time, as a challenger Joan mir...
MotoGP Aragon-1 J3: classification
