The winter break is in full swing for MotoGP riders whose time has come to settle down, rest and enjoy it. This is what the revelation of the year does, Fabio Quartararo who, even if he vigorously pursues his physical training, distracts himself, meeting champions like him, such as Lewis Hamilton and Neymar Junior. It is not for as much as the people of Nice forget the essentials...
At 20 years old, it is in the most beautiful way that Fabio Quartararo entered the premier category this season. With 6 podiums, 5 pole positions, he was crowned “rookie” of the year and won the title of best independent driver after the Valencia race. He also finished 5th in the World Drivers' Championship standings.
Through his performances, the tricolor shut up all those who did not believe in him. He tickled an institution where the place of seniors must be preserved, as if you had to have won a championship to be good and to have the right to shake up the hierarchical lines on the grid... He demonstrated it, the will and pugnacity allow you to climb mountains.
By not putting up barriers, he “naturally” freed himself psychologically. He thus passed a milestone and above all knew how to remain humble in the face of his prolific results. Unlike a pilot like Francesco Bagnaia from which observers were expecting so much that he himself admitted, he got a big head, ultimately ending up with a most tedious season for driver Alma Pramac.
So our national darling has every right to go and have a good time by appearing alongside stars from various disciplines. He thus met Lewis Hamilton who is his idol in Formula 1. And especially seeing him run on a track, that of Barcelona, which brings back so many good memories since he won his first Moto1 victory there in 2, it's a childhood dream that becomes reality. Especially since the British driver is also passionate about motorcycles.
Recently, the tricolor plunged into the nimbus of football by meeting the Brazilian champion Neymar junior during a PSG match against OM. Another good moment that the Yamaha Petronas rider will remember for a long time. As he himself states, “ you have to take the time to do things and meet the people you love” but above all he specifies “ that he knows perfectly how to dissociate the entertainment part from his professional life » An inestimable value when you are only 20 years old.
On the work side, he will be hard at work again on February 7 for the Sepang test, then on February 19 for the Jerez test and for the last test of the off-season, which will take place in Qatar on February 22. Hostilities will begin on March 8 with the first race of the year in Qatar.
