This season is definitely unique. And for the French Grand Prix, it is historic. This is in fact the first time that the event will welcome one of his compatriots as leader of the MotoGP championship. However, this will be the case for Fabio Quartararo. At the head of three victories, he is ahead of Joan Mir who has never yet materialized, but whose consistency places him only eight lengths behind. The misstep is therefore prohibited at home. However, the Petronas Yamaha rider does not feel any particular pressure, even if a legitimate concern arises when thinking about the weather…
This weather forecasts du Grand Prix of France anxiety elsewhere everybody. It will probably be humid and quite cool. Track conditions that had not been in place since… Valencia 2018. At that time, fabio quartararo was still far from what it has now become... But after the numerous postponements and cancellations, the 21-year-old from Nice is above all happy that the French Grand Prix 2020 can take place.
Better still, he will be entitled to a handful of supporters to encourage him in the stands. “ I am very happy to have a French Grand Prix this year » Fabio begins. “ Getting there as championship leader is a special feeling. Le Mans is a track that I really like “, said “El Diablo”. But he is still missing a place on the podium to conquer. Last year, however, as a rookie in MotoGP, he set the fastest lap of the race.
Victory and big points as objectives
« It will be important for us to fight for victory and score as many points as possible. It's generally a good track for me, I finished eighth last year, but the pace was very high and I hope I can carry on the good form from the Barcelona Grand Prix » adds the stage local who has a word for the fans: “ I just hope the fans allowed to come bring warm conditions with them too. Because at the moment it's quite cold ».
It will be recalled that the meeting takes place this year in October due to the health crisis. “ I'm really happy to have a home race because there aren't many races this year » ends the pilot Petronas Yamaha who is 18 points ahead of his future teammate as a Yamaha official in the championship, Maverick Vinales.
