Quartararo: ‘Marquez is strong, I’d bet on him’

French Fabio Quatararo (Yamaha YZR M1), leader of the MotoGP World Championship, Japan Grand Prix Ranking 9thhe said he wasn’t happy “Because I was hoping for a better day.”

“I still don’t understand how you can go to the second classification and do 56.7 on the first lap and then do the same all the time without improving,” he lamented.

“I’m checking telemetry, but I’m not sure, I have a feeling, and the data says otherwise. It’s as if I got a little lost in the wet on this circuit. The feeling is good, but it’s one second away from pole position, so there are many ways to make a time, but compared to the past, it’s not so bad. But it’s hard to understand,” argued Quartararo.

“We are still discussing plans, mainly about tires. We’ve done well with the two options, soft and medium, so you know which one to start with, but it’s a gamble. Who’s soft, who’s medium, we have to see how the tires are deteriorating…it’s not an easy job,” admitted the reigning world champion.

Kutalaro was convinced Free practice on Sunday is very important. “I think it’s not just for me, it’s for everyone.Because we don’t spend a lot of time on the track, I think understanding the tires will be more important than anything else. Because that will be the most important factor. Soft and medium, I don’t think anyone uses hard behind, so I think it’s hard to choose. “

When Aleix Espargaro ahead and “Pecco” Bagnaia From behind, the Yamaha rider admitted it “The only question is how easy they are to overtake compared to us.”“That’s the problem. I’m worried about where I can overtake. All the corners come after the straights, so that’s going to be the main problem in the race.”

“I feel ready, I feel like I can do something. I have to see how, but I can do it.”he stressed, saying that the best point for him to overtake is “Turn 7 is the only place at the moment and it’s not really a place to overtake, but it’s the only place if you want to overtake”. explained.

of the performance of Marc Marquez It was clear. “It is strong, and in fact it is one that makes me hesitate whether to go with the medium tire in the back.he ran a 45.1 on that tire, so the 45.1 is very fast, even if it was a kind of “time attack”. He has the speed, he has the pace and he starts from the pole. I think you can bet on him as the winner.“.