Destruction that Bagnaia may have caused in Motegi

The champion’s luck has brought sympathy to Motegi’s Fabio Quartararo. If he had already starred in another mediocre race at the circuit where he came second in 2019, he pecco his bagnaia because it was the hair that didn’t lead him in the form mistakes is. of a crash on the final lap as he scored one point more than his rival. This time around Jerez, Mugello and Red Bull the men in contention at his rink were battling for eighth place when the Ducatista lost grip.

“I could hear his crash, but I didn’t see him. I don’t think he was that far from me. Of course I realized he crashed, but I was faster then. Right. “He did a good job. I saw him catch me at the end. I was stuck behind and I couldn’t even risk overtaking.It was very sad.”It was a very unfun race for me,” explained Quartararo.

Bagnaia explained that the frustrating overtaking was the price of zero: “On the last lap I tried to overtake because I knew I could only overtake while braking. people had more traction than me.I tried and made a very serious mistake.I’m sorry.They did a great job but I finished my work I couldn’t do it, so I’m grateful to the whole team.

“Points could make the difference and maybe I was being too ambitious.I would have been better off behind Fabio or waiting for a better opportunity to pass him.Now that I think about it.he It was ambitious, but that’s the only way to win titles.”

Quartararo was also frustrated despite scoring a crucial eight points against two zeros from two rivals: “Given the circumstances, I would rather win points than lose points. I think it’s better, because I feel our odds weren’t the best, at least with Jack, who was on another level today.”

“But I think it was possible to fight Marc and Miguel. But you can’t overtake. I stayed behind the other drivers and realized that I was driving completely differently than they were before. had many wins in sectors 2 and 3, but “then lost another one in sectors 1 and 4. It’s frustrating. I wanted to be faster. I made a mistake changing tires for the race. I think that’s what slowed my pace down.”