This is the bad news of this day in Malaysia and it concerns Fabio Quartararo who suffered a bad fall during FP4 of the Grand Prix which takes place in Sepang. The Frenchman recovered with a painful left hand which caused him pain during qualifying. And for good reason…
fabio quartararo suffered a fall while fourth free practice session which resulted in a small fracture at the base of the phalanx of the third finger of his left hand. Tomorrow, he will start 12th after being weighed down by this injury in Q2.
Significant setback for fabio quartararo at a crucial time of the season. The French driver, who is 14 points behind Pecco Bagnaia, will have to compete in the penultimate race of the year with an injury, which could hamper his chances of postponing the coronation of bagnaia in Valencia. Things weren't going bad for the reigning champion this weekend at Sepang, as his pace was good and he qualified straight for the Q2, which Bagnaia had not succeeded in doing. However, the fate of the weekend changed for the French driver during the FP4.
Fabio Quartararo suffers from a “ small but painful«
During this last free practice session, the driver Yamaha suffered a slight fall at turn 8, with such bad luck that several fingers on his left hand were bent while dragging on the ground. This resulted in a bruise and a small fracture at the base of the phalanx of the third finger of the left hand. Fracture " small but painful“, as reported by Dr. Ángel Charte at DAZN
The good news for Quarterly is that his two title rivals won't be far away either, as Bagnaia and Aleix crashed out in Q2 and were relegated to ninth and tenth position respectively.
fabio quartararo is however declared fit and will be able to compete in tomorrow's race with this injury and with a poor position on the grid, which adds an additional difficulty in the middle of the fight for the championship. 14 points behind bagnaia, he will have to give up a maximum of 10 points tomorrow compared to the Italian rider if he does not want the latter to be proclaimed MotoGP World Champion tomorrow at Sepang.
fabio quartararo commented : " I have a small fracture in my knuckle. I have no idea how it happened because I fell on my right hand. I think when I fell I must have reached down and twisted my finger. It bothers me a little, but it's okay, especially when I have to use the level corrector, because you have to use it in many places, but that's the only thing that bothers me. Since we don't use the clutch to downshift, this shouldn't be a problem"
MotoGP Malaysia Qualifying: standings
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