With a fall in FP1, a splendid qualifying on the front row after going through the repechage, then a low-flying Petrux ruining any chance of doing well in the race, the Australian Grand Prix was certainly not a long, quiet river for Fabio Quartararo…
What will happen on the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, stronghold of his Petronas Yamaha SRT team and place of discussion about the rest of his career in MotoGP?
Furthermore, at the other end of the grid, Jorge Lorenzo is unfortunately currently only a shadow of himself. Has the Honda rider thrown in the towel for this season while waiting to discover the 2020 bike during the tests in Valencia? Whatever happens, and even if absolutely nothing is guaranteed, Johann Zarco will be keen to show progress aboard the 213 Honda RC2018V from the LCR Honda team, at the midpoint of his end-of-year triptych...
To make sure you don't miss anything, here are the times in French time, offset by 2 hours compared to Australia:
