MotoGP – Fabio Quartararo: “If we have to have contacts, we will have them” during the GP of Aragon – Eurosport FR

For Fabio Quartararo, unfortunately everything went as planned. The Frenchman, who was still the undisputed boss of the exercise a few months ago, still had to settle for crumbs in qualifying. The fault, again, with the superiority of the Ducati and a trio – Bagnaia, Bastianini, Miller – who took malicious pleasure in locking the front row for three Grands Prix. On one of the circuits he likes the least, Motorland of Aragon, the reigning world champion saved what could be saved, namely a place on the second row behind Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) and a another Ducati, that of his compatriot Johann Zarco. It would indeed have taken a feat, or rather a miracle, to get much better. The Niçois conceded 0″730 on the reference time and seeing the few “Marquez” rescues he had to accomplish, it was difficult to find the areas where he could have flirted a little closer with the limit. Aragon Grand PrixBagnaia on pole, Zarco and Quartararo in ambush5 HOURS AGOEven more difficult than at Misano?”I only made one mistake at turn N.2, where I strangely lost the front, while the bike was fairly straight, he noted after the fact. But it didn’t change much. I might have improved my time but not my position. I wouldn’t have gained half a second.” Yet that’s more or less what it took to grab the front row. And thus avoid another grueling race on Sunday, in the middle of a Ducati armada , since Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin are the next two drivers on the grid. By dint of force, “El Diablo” ended up taking the fold. He even did rather well in Austria and then, to a lesser extent, at Misano But this time, the task could be even more complex. Two weeks ago, Claudine Domenicali had passed a blower to Enea Bastianini, guilty according to him of having put too much pressure on Bagnaia in the last laps of the race. the Italian still has 30 points behind the leader of the World Cup, and “only” six races to achieve this, the Borgo Panigale firm should kindly pass on some instructions so that its soldiers become real lieutenants. h difference in qualifying Especially since they will have t several portions largely favorable to their overpowered machines, with two large straights. One of 630 meters, the other of double. It is also in the last sector that the Frenchman lost the most on Saturday afternoon, since in his last flying lap, he was “only” 0 “378 behind after three portions. On the radar, the The reigning champion’s Yamaha did not even reach 342 km/h (341.8 exactly) where Enea Bastianini’s Ducati exceeded 354 km/h. Italian turbulence in the second half of the circuit. While driving alone during the last free practice session, he was nevertheless able to align ten laps around the 1’47, which no one else managed to do, not even the Ducatistas. “It’s a shame because I’m super happy with my pace, he confirmed on Saturday. I feel good and I think I can still do well tomorrow. I’m going to have to do some aggressive overtaking. And if we need to have contacts, we will have them. It will be my only solution for this race.” For Quartararo, the best defense remains the attack.Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) at the Aragon Grand Prix, September 17, 2022Credit: Imago(With AFP)Aragon Grand PrixMartin dominates the first tests in front of Quartararo and ZarcoYDAY AT 3:29PMGrand Prix of AragonMarquez, the last chanceYESTORDAY AT 10:22PM