“Super talented” Fabio Quartararo “surprised” Marc Marquez in Spanish MotoGP Sprint battle

Marc Marquez says his short MotoGP Sprint battle with “super-talented” Fabio Quartaraꦺro “makes me happy”.

Fabio Quartararo, Marc Marquez, 2025 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Fabio Quartararo, Marc Marquez, 2025 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
© Gold & Goose

A short-lived battle with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo made 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez “happy” as the Yamaha rider returned to contending for the top positions in the Spanish MotoGP Sprint.

The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Monster Energy Yamaha rider denied Marquez a second consecutive Jerez pole position, and ended the Spanish rider’s run of successive po𝕴les this season. It was his and Yamaha’s first since the 2022 Indonesian Grand Prix, and Quartararo made the most of it at the start of the Sp🥀rint by taking the lead into turn one.

However, he crashed at turn six on lap t🧔wo, just as Marquez made his move through.

Nonetheless, the short battle between Marquez and Quartarཧaro was a small throwback to the second half of the 2019 season whඣen the two battled on several occasions.

It was something that brought satisfaction for Marquez, who detailed his appreciation for Quartararo’s talent and personality on Saturda﷽y afternoon.

“That battle with [Fabio] Quartararo makes me happy,” the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ducati Lenovo Team rider told MotoGP.com after the Sprint at Jerez.

“Of course, unfortunately it didn’t finish in a good way for him, but Quartararo is a name that we need in MotoGP. He’s a super-talent🦹ed rider with that charisma.

“I was not happy because he beat me in the pole, but it was Fabio and it’s important ꧙also for🅘 Yamaha.

“In ﷽the [Sprint] he surprised me in the first corner; I thought that it was already done, but when you are fighting against a very talented rider [they can] surpri𒁃se you.

“But then, when I overtook him at turn six, unf🐼ortunately we both went a bit wide but on that dirty area he lost the front. I expect again that fight tomorrow, because he’s riding in a very good way.”

Read More