MotoGP Assen Championship: double fault for Fabio Quartararo who still limits the damage

Fabio Quartararo was the first to confess and atone for his fault in an Assen cathedral which effectively turned into purgatory for the French World Champion. A rookie mistake he declared after having made his act of contrition in the Aprilia stand in front of Aleix Espargaró who could have been the collateral victim of his blunder. Instead, the Spaniard left and walked on water crucifying all his opponents in a comeback which will once again demonstrate that we can overtake in MotoGP...

And in terms of overtaking, the last one accomplished before the chicane in a biblical braking silence two experts of the genre that are Brad Binder et Jack Miller will go down in history. Aleix Espargaro had the pace to win this Sunday in Assen, and he will remain the man of the match with this fourth place snatched with a view to the finish. He left 15th after being pushed into the gravel trap by the official Yamaha in distress...

By the way, Yamaha almost made the Netherlands Honda at the Sachsenring. The winged coat of arms had returned empty-handed from Germany and it was a first at this level of the competition since 1982. The tuning fork logo regrets Assen her first blank result since Germany in 1994... A no-cost reminder to Iwata's house that she is nothing without fabio quartararo.

Aleix Espargaró was on cloud nine and remains the big threat to Fabio Quartararo

In the championship, fabio quartararo is doing well. The winner of the day is his furthest opponent in the general classification, i.e. a Pecco Bagnaia which is still far away, either at 66 points. Enea Bastianini is in the top 5 67 lengths and the failed performance of his compatriot John Zarco who is satisfied with two points in Holland leaves him 58 units. As for boiling Aleix Espargaro, it comes down to 21 points, which is less than a victory. By the way, Alex Espargaro is now the only driver this season to have scored in every race.

However, the bill could have been heavier given the official's demonstration Aprilia, a factory which still celebrated the podium with Maverick Vinales. This is the first Top Gun on a track where he marked his last performance in the genre with Yamaha one year ago. What if it was finally the start with the RS-GP for Casa Particular in Viñales ?

To find out, we will have to wait five weeks and the month of August for a British Grand Prix at Silverstone where Viñales had won his first success in MotoGP with Suzuki. We end with the rookies, definitely very talented this year in Ducati. The second place of Marco Bezzecchi, less than a second from victory, will have enough to satisfy the boss of the VR46 team Valentino Rossi...

MotoGP Assen Championship: classification after Assen (11/20)

Credit classification motogp.com