RiderTua.com – In the Jerez sprint, Fabio Quartararo started from 23rd position or the bottom on the grid, shot up and immediately took 11th position on the first lap. Yamaha riders benefited from the large number of riders who crashed so they could continue to advance to 3rd place. Only championship leader Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) and rookie Pedro Acosta (GASGAS Tech3) finished ahead of him. However, then El Diablo received an 8 second penalty and was demoted to 5th position for violating the front tire pressure limit rules.
Failing to get on the podium clearly disappointed Quartararo. And it turns out that disappointment also spread to Sunday where the factory Yamaha rider was only able to finish P15, 32.015 seconds behind winner Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) in the main race at the Spanish GP this time.
Fabio Quartararo: My arm has problems because I push the bike too hard
Fabio Quartararo explained, “On Saturday I had a bit of luck and a good start. My start on Sunday was also good, but I could barely take any position and struggled from the first lap with grip on the rear wheel and turning.”
Alex Rins‘ teammate (crashed in the main race) added, “I had to slow down in the middle of the race because my arm was problematic because I had to push the bike too hard. This has happened to me several times this year, but never at the start of the race and “It’s never been this strong. If I felt comfortable riding the bike, this wouldn’t have happened and only if the feeling wasn’t right. That’s also one of our challenges.”
The rider from Nice, France emphasized that the M1 was much more aggressive at Jerez. With this bike he can never relax on this track. When El Diablo fought Pedro Acosta and Aleix Espargaro, he could clearly see the difference. This is good information for him, hopefully he can make improvements to this Monday’s test. Jerez is one of the worst tracks for Yamaha because corners are their weakness. Quartararo hopes to perform better at the next Le Mans.
