RiderTua.com – Fabio Quartararo had to settle for P12 in the opening sprint of the MotoGP season in Qatar. In the end, the factory Yamaha rider lost almost 13 seconds to winner Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati). El Diablo looked annoyed and announced that Yamaha had to make massive and continuous improvements. If he continues to achieve disappointing results like this, it is likely that the 2021 MotoGP World Champion will soon look for another manufacturer.
As far as the position is concerned Quartararo expects nothing more. “That’s the speed we have in the test and up to now. But the way we reached the finish today was very, very worrying. Severe loss of grip during the sprint, it was really very strange,” said Quartararo.
Fabio Quartararo Disappointed: Didn’t Expect Anything More
Fabio Quartararo and his crew are faced with several conundrums. “I don’t know how we will manage it in this race. It’s important to finish sprints like that and we have the same tires in the race. There was a little dip in the test, but I went longer with a good time,” he said. Because he didn’t expect to reach the record time of 1:51.9 minutes. “But in essence, the level is the same again because the others are also faster,” added the rider from Nice, France.
According to Quartararo, the simulation during the test was around 5 to 7 seconds faster than at the same circuit, Qatar. “But we’ve never had a drop like this before! If we were racing with soft tires it would be understandable. OK, we know that the grip is better in tests because there’s more rubber on the track so it suits us. But never like now, especially with the sprint only lasting 11 laps. Those are racing tires and we’ve had big problems today!” concluded teammate Alex Rins.
