MotoGP France Day 3, Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha/Ab): "At Le Mans, it's always like that. We weren't very lucky."

What a shame. Despite putting in some superb early laps at this French Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo didn't see the finish line after a crash at the Raccordement. The Frenchman had a card to play in this crazy race, but the MotoGP gods weren't with him this time. The Frenchman keeps his head up and knows he had the speed this weekend. to compete with the best drivers of the moment.

Fabio Quartararo was understandably not very happy when he delivered his impressions to our microphones, but not disgusted either. “I completely lost the front end. But we did our best, even though I didn't expect that.. In Le Mans, it's always like this, you don't know when the rain will stop or start. At first, I pushed a lot because there was little rain. I fell when it was a little wetter, it's a shame » he confided.

 

 

This Raccordement bend, which shattered so many hopes at the 24 Heures Motos and the French GP, did not spare him. « It's easy to fall in this last corner, there are a few bumpsI knew it would be difficult to get on the podium because it was very complicated to know what was happening. But it was the right decision to start with the slick tire because we were quite fast at the start. I followed Marc, he is often the one who makes the right choices." he added. Indeed, in this kind of race, Marc Marquez is very often the favorite. However, the Yamaha was perhaps not the most comfortable in these conditions, judging by problems suffered this morning during the warm-up. « This morning we had a problem with the motorcycle. Miguel Oliveira and Jack Miller are very good in the wet and yet, It wasn't exactly for them either » he explained.

He could only congratulate the resounding victory of his teammate Johann Zarco, the first for a Frenchman in the premier class in France since Pierre Monneret in 1954. « The crowd is crazy hereJohann Zarco's victory is a good thing for French fans. It's one of the first times his mother has come to a race, It's his lucky charm, he should take it with him every time! » he continued.

 

 

"El Diablo" remains optimistic and is pleased with the recent progress made by the tuning fork company. It's certainly a pleasure to see. “In the end, it was still a pretty positive weekend. We were always in the top 5, we took pole, fourth in the Sprint... little by little, we are gaining experience.. But it's quite sad to see how it ended, we weren't very lucky either." he concluded.

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