MotoGP Valencia J3 Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha/4): “If you lose the title like that, you see 99% negative and only 1% positive”

After giving everything for 27 laps to try to retain his title as MotoGP world champion, it's a fabio quartararo beautiful player who summed up his first pansies at the microphone of Canal+.

“No regrets because I gave my best. I gave everything I had. The front tire was too soft. I didn't have any feeling on the front, especially on the left side, but I really tried everything. I had some huge moments, almost falling, even in the first and last laps. But hey, I knew it wasn't enough. That's it, it's a shame but it was a year where I learned a lot. »

In the presence of the pool of journalists, he then details, “The start was pretty good. I had one of my best starts, even better than at Sepang. Marc went to the right, I went to the left and I couldn't do a very good first lap. Afterwards, there was contact with Jack, which made me go wide. When I saw that it was Pecco, I said to myself “well, that's it, he's the one who touches me first so we can really make contact”. We had a good pace, we got a little closer to the front. When Jack braked in turn 2, we both widened. When I had contact with Pecco, I wanted to attack as much as possible and I was at the limit in this lap. I was at the limit the whole race, I don't regret anything because I gave everything. It was a tough race, especially on the left side of the tire. I gave 100% but it wasn't enough today for a podium, let alone a victory. But congratulations to Pecco for his title! » before ruling out that these tire problems stemmed from his aggressive start to the race, “No, but especially today it was hotter and the left side of the front tire was completely soft, so that was one of the points where we lost the race. The problem was not with the pressure, but with the compound. He was too tender. This year we actually had a harder tire on the left sidewall, but Michelin makes tires that are way too soft for this track. »

The French champion does not forget to pay tribute to his Italian successor, “Yes, he had a fantastic second half of the season. We knew Ducati was the fastest bike in the second half of the season, just like in the first, but he was the fastest of all, so congratulations to him and I can't wait until Tuesday to try the all new motorbike ", before specifying his schedule for the days to come, “First of all we have to celebrate tonight and then on Tuesday we will have an important test for 2023, and of course I am very motivated because it will be our next bike. So I hope they've really taken a big step forward. We are working to try to make the bike better and hopefully more capable. »

The Devil, as a high-level athlete with the mentality of a champion, does not hide his disappointment, “If you lose the title like that, you see 99% negative and only 1% positive. The positive 1% corresponds to the next four months of waiting for the first race. I will have more anger to train better, perform better than ever and fight hard in 2023. I am a fighter and I always want to win. The first 15 minutes after the race were difficult. But it's over. We close the chapter because the next one begins on Tuesday. »

Involved deep within himself 100% every day of his life, he even specifies on BT Sport having difficulty seeing Francesco Bagnaia celebrate his title endlessly, “I had to turn off the TV in the cubicle.”

 

Results of the MotoGP Valencian Community Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo circuit:

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