MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo: ‘I was not conservative’, Sepang the first race ‘I enjoyed’...

Fabio Quartararo says he was not ‘conservative’ at any stage during last weekend’s Malaysian MotoGP and that he was ‘on the limit’ throughout.
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha MotoGP Sepang
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha MotoGP Sepang

After his worst qualifying of the 2022 MotoGP season, Quartara༺ro managed to bounce back with one of his best 🤡rides this season.

Also dealing with a broken middle finger (left hand) following his turn eight crash during FP4, Quartararo recovered more than six positions between💧 the rundown to turn one and exitinཧg turn two. 

As the race went on the former championship leader began to close in on leaders 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini, without ever catching the Ducati pair.

Asked if he was too conservative early on after attempting to sav🎃e as much tyre for the final few laps, Quartararo said: "I was not conservative I was just pushing all the race. Also✨ I was catching Pecco and Enea when they were battling together. 

"My pace was quite good but also I think Marco [Bezzecchi] ove𝓀r did his tyre in the begin✃ning. At the end he was quite far back. I was pushing my maximum and at the end trying to keep a bit the tyre for the end.

"Of course I saw that Bezzecchi was catching but I also🌺 wanted to catch Pecco and Enea. I was at th✅e limit of myself."

Quartararo ‘didn’t expect’ Bagnaia to win Malaysian MotoGP

Starting three places higher than him after also suffering an unusually poor qualifying, Bagnaia was second after lap one before taking the lead on lap five when 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin crashed out. 

Althou💃gh Quartararo seemed to have more pace than Bagnaia with a few laps remaining, the Yam✤aha rider was visibly on the limit in order to produce slightly quicker lap times, which eventually led to him settling for third after it became clear that catching the top two was not possible.

Without a podium since Sachsenring prior t🌼o last weekend’s race - Quartararo💮 suffered four non scores in that time frame - the French rider confirmed he was back to having fun in Sepang although it still wasn’t enough to beat Bagnaia.

"That’s what I wanted to do [ext꧒end the title fight to Valenci🅘a] but I didn’t expect Pecco to win," said Quartararo. 

"The most important thing for me is that I enjoyed this race and it was a long time that I di🅠dn’t enjoy riding the bike, especially on the race. 

"🍰Let’s see in Valencia - it is a track that I like. Last year was not our best race but the only thing I need to do is try to win."

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