The praise and congratulations continue to flow towards Fabio Quartararo who has made history as the very first French rider to become MotoGP World Champion. He is also the one who brought back to our green country a crown in the premier category of the Grands Prix. Indeed, none of his compatriots before him had succeeded in achieving success in the late 500 two-stroke category. Hervé Poncharal, who had already been delighted for his compatriot in Misano, upon the arrival of the Grand Prix of this event, went into a little more detail about his feelings. The boss of Tech3 thus delivers the new dimension of the Yamaha official.
The interview was carried out on West France by Margot Ridon and it says a lot about the impact that the world title won by fabio quartararo last weekend at Misano. A performance which now positions the Frenchman differently in his environment and in history. Because to listen Hervé Poncharal, this realization calls for others: “ when you look at everything that happened, Fabio is the boss. He took the place of Marc Marquez ". Clearly, we would therefore be at the opening of a new era. It will be noted that if Hervé Poncharal see Fabio Quartararo as successor to Marc Marquez, the boss of the French pilot who is Lynn Jarvis compares it to Valentino Rossi. Two references if there are any!
More Hervé Poncharal doesn't just deliver a feeling. He supports it with analyzed facts: “ Fabio is there every weekend, rain or shine, whether the circuits are long or short. Nobody has their regularity. He has a racing intelligence, a serenity that he didn't have before, which allows him to be a completely complete driver. He kept this humility that is his. Fabio is our new messiah now ».
Hervé Poncharal: “ Fabio Quartararo was incredibly intelligent, he did some soul-searching work over the winter«
Hervé also looks back on the journey of his compatriot from 22 years : " Last year we thought Fabio could do it, but he made a few small mistakes. Maybe a lack of maturity, but this year he was incredibly intelligent, he did some soul-searching work over the winter. We saw him arrive in 2021 with incredible maturity compared to 2020. He started the championship with flying colors and, since then, it has been the most consistent of all, by far. He won on circuits where the Yamaha is supposed to be at a disadvantage. He performed well, particularly at Le Mans in the rain, where a priori the Yamaha is not the best machine. ».
The boss of Tech3 finished : " what Fabio did this year and which we could already feel happening last year, it's unique. French MotoGP aficionados had become a little resigned, I think. We said to ourselves: we do brilliant things from time to time. You can win in the small categories 125cc, Moto3, 250cc and Moto2, but not in the premier category. There was the American era in the 80s, the Australian era in the 90s, then the Italian era and for the last ten years the Spanish era. But we have never seen a driver profile where we said to ourselves, this one can win the prize ". And what is strong is that rather than a French era, it will a priori be that of a single man, Fabio Quartararo. Without whom Yamaha wouldn't be there in 2021 either.
