There are still five Grands Prix left, but it is already time to start taking stock. It's the fault of Marc Márquez who will probably end the season at the next meeting in Thailand. Among the events that marked this vintage, we will note the revelation of Fabio Quartararo appearing in the drivers' market like a dog in a game of bowling. It is he who will be particularly looked at to negotiate the post-2021 period. The Petronas Yamaha rider made us forget his beginner opponents in the category, starting with two World Champions who, until then, could boast of being the leaders of succession. These are Bagnaia and Mir. But what does he think of Fabio?
Mon bagnaia, is the reigning Moto2 World Champion and rider Ducati Pramac with a contract from the manufacturer. The other, Mir, is a former Moto3 World Champion and already an official rider Suzuki. The two played together, even very well known, fabio quartararo whom they beat more often than not in the intermediate disciplines. The very one that is now untouchable for them in MotoGP.
A turnaround that requires analysis and reflection. Fabio Quartararo is seventh in the overall championship standings after 14 races. He sticks to the train of the official pilots Yamaha with his private M1. He was on four podiums and played for victory at Misano against the scarecrow Marc Márquez until the last turns. Furthermore, he began to collect the first lines at the end of the qualifications. Finally, he buried his teammate Franco Morbidelli, former Moto2 World Champion.
A list which makes us forget that the Frenchman is in his first campaign at this level. The status of best beginner has been acquired. And its counterparts which are Oliveira, Bagnaia et Mir look at him with envy. The Pramac Ducati rider comments: “ I thought he could be the fastest beginner with this Yamaha. In the past we have seen that the rookies on a Yamaha had a good first season. Zarco and even Syahrin were pretty fast the year before. »
« Maybe the Yamaha is a bike that helps you a little more as a rookie. Fabio was already fast in Moto2 last year, so if you look at his riding style, it's the same as he had then, he hasn't changed it too much. The Yamaha is strong on the brakes and has good traction. I can get close to him maybe in a straight line, but he has very good corner speed and lots of traction » analyzes the Italian. “ It's difficult to compare, so it's best to follow another Ducati for that. »
« I too, met Quartararo in the lower classes, and even in the same team at Leopard » remembers for his part Mir. It was in 2016 and in Moto3. “ At that time the KTM was a difficult bike, we both had problems, then in Moto2 Fabio was pretty strong in his second year. » Regarding the current form, the official Suzuki states: “ it looks like his style fits very well with the Yamaha, he can ride very clean and rarely crashes, meaning he still has room to improve. Because if you don't fall, you're not up limit. »
« We will see if we can reach his level with more races » continued the teammateAlex Rins. " I was already on a team with him and I was able to compete with him there, and then I managed to be a little more competitive than him. In Moto2, he also had to fight in the first year. I'm happy for him at the momentt because it means that our level is high. » Then he ends on motorsport-total.com : " Oliveira and Bagnaia are in a worse situation than mine. We are always working on ourselves, not to beat Fabio, but to finally win the championship. » Or beat everyone.
