MotoGP Malaysia: Fabio Quartararo hit with €1000 fine | “The worst five corners of my career"

After leading final practice and qualifying a reasonable eighth, Fabio Quartararo suffered “the worst five corners of my career” at the start of the Malaysian MotoGP Sprint race.
Fabio Quartararo, Malaysian MotoGP, 11 November
Fabio Quartararo, Malaysian MotoGP, 11 November

The Monster Yamaha star had attempted a wide sweeping line at turn o🐟ne, but that perhaps meant the didn’t apply enough brake pressure to disengage the holeshot☂ device.

Quartararo then made contact with Luca Marini at Turn 2, struggled throღugh the first Turn 3 with the front suspension still locked, then was pushed wide by Marc Marquez at Turn 5.

The Frenchman dropped to 19th place as a result and eventually took the chequered flag in 16th. We𒀰ll outside of the points.

“I wanted to go to the outside at turn 1 and carry speed. But I didn't disengage the front device. Then in Turn 2 I had a touch with Marini. In Turn 3, the holeshot device meant 💫I couldn't make any corner speed and when Marc touched me in Turn 5, I went super wide.

“It was the worst five corners of my career!

 

“From there, the front tyre pressure went super🧜 high, and that made it complicated to ov🌊ertake. But it‘s good experience for tomorrow. Now we know exactly what not to do on the first lap.”

If he can avoid such early mishaps ꦅtomorrow, Quartararo feels he can fight for a top six in the full-length race.

“This morning I had really good pace. So first of all tomorrow morning, we’ll try to have the feeling back from this morning and I think we can make the top 6. T𝔍he same k🐼ind of race as Thailand.”

Completing a bad afternoon, Quartararo was l😼ater fined 1,000 euros for undoing his helmet strap in pit lane, as he returned to the garage, during final practice.

"The consequences of an unfastened helmet in an accident are obvious," read the FIM Stewards penᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚalty statement.

Team-ma🍷te Franco Morbidelli finished the Sprint as&n♎bsp;the top Yamaha in eleventh place.

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