Fabio Quartararo has a ritual when he competes in a Grand Prix. And it was relayed by the small screen so you rarely miss the opportunity to see him start his MotoGP at the very start of the day. He is not the only one to do it, we saw Jack Miller waking up his Ducati Pramac. But the gesture was devolved to him and it is also symbolic of constant involvement in the project as well as in the life of the team. Human factors which are essential ingredients for success…
fabio quartararo is now identified as the pilot in MotoGP who starts his motorcycle, under the supervision of a mechanic. An exercise that dates back to 2018: “ during the Valencia test in 2018, I asked the team if I could try to start the bike. The whole team laughed because they couldn't explain why a driver wanted to do that, since it was the mechanic's job », he remembers on motogp.com.
The official driver Yamaha of 21 years old specifies that this approach is also meaningful in his involvement within the team: “ since the beginning, every time I'm in the pits, I see the mechanics preparing the Yamahas, I'm going to help them because I'm not just the pilot, but also a person who works in a team. Without my engineers, without my technicians and without my mechanics, my motorcycle would not work. I want to be part of the team and not just a rider who jumps on the bike and goes to the track ».
Fabio Quartararo: “I am a team player”
Quarterly added : " the team is like a family. We drivers are human, just like the other team members and I think everyone contributes a lot to this sport. If I win, it is also important for me to say that we won the race and not me alone, because everyone worked at least as hard as me ».
It now remains to be seen whether this ritual will be authorized within what is now its new environment, i.e. the factory team. Yamaha . Will the official team allow the Frenchman to show his solidarity with his mechanics? Response as soon as March 6, date on which the tests of Qatar will kick off the off-season for established and seasoned drivers.
