Before this season begins in thunderous fashion on a track in Jerez which will be back on track this weekend, for an unprecedented Andalusian Grand Prix, the question was to know when Fabio Quartararo would finally materialize in the race. And what effect it would have on him. The first deadline did not take long to fall with a Spanish Grand Prix which will remain the one with which the Frenchman opened his account in MotoGP. For the second theme, Johan Stigefelt from Petronas spoke of a click. And apparently it happened…
fabio quartararo is now indeed a Grand Prix winner in MotoGP. Here he is with eight pole positions, seven podiums including one victory. Better, he makes history Yamaha as the first satellite pilot to come to fruition. And here he is at the head of a championship which he is ideally starting well.
From this weekend, on the same circuit of Jerez, he will be able to double the stake: “ I am very proud to have won my first MotoGP race at the first Grand Prix of the season. As I've said many times, this was only our first race with the 2020 bike and it doesn't exactly feel like last year's bike. ».
“Now I see myself more as a title contender”
An experience that he will be able to take advantage of this weekend, since the playing field will be the same: “ of course, I learned a lot on Sunday, you learn something in every race. The track was completely different from Friday and Saturday. I improved my understanding of track conditions. This was a key factor on Sunday as the grip level was worse ". "
Sure, but this click SO ? Here it is… " Now I see myself more as a title contender, but we have to stay focused. I want to go race after race. The most important thing is to try not to fall and not get hurt because the races are very close ". Precisely, the reigning World Champion fell into this pitfall. The pilot Petronas wishes him a good recovery and hopes to find him on the track very soon: “ pull yourself quickly ! The accident was violent. Marc is the favorite for the world title, it will be strange if he misses Sunday. I hope to see him on the track soon ". In the meantime, we will have to drive the point home…
