2023-08-11 05:11:31
Fabio Quartararo experienced a low point in his MotoGP career with 22nd and last place on the grid at Silverstone last weekend. The barely better 21st place in the sprint was followed by a decent race to catch up on Sunday, but after a collision with Luca Marini it was only 15th place again. With this meager yield, the 2021 world champion even fell out of the top 10 in the World Cup table.
Is Quartararo finding it difficult to stay motivated despite his apparent difficulties with the Yamaha M1? “I wouldn’t say I’m losing motivation, but it’s frustrating. Silverstone was a particular nightmare because of qualifying. But it’s generally difficult because I’ve fought for the world championship almost every year – except for my first MotoGP year, but then in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Now we fight for points. This is difficult…”
“I mean, I don’t think Marc has lost his skills after eight titles,” the 24-year-old Frenchman referred to Marc Márquez, another ex-world champion with massive problems this season (ranked 19th in the World Championship without points over the full distance). “It’s difficult and mentally it’s not easy. Because I feel like I’m driving well – but it’s not enough,” added the Yamaha star.
So is the feeling worse than in Fabio’s often difficult Moto2 times? “Yes, because I was always shit in Moto2,” said “El Diablo” bluntly. “This is true. To be honest I haven’t shown anything in Moto2 apart from a couple of races. My victory [beim Catalunya-GP 2018] came at the right moment, but I’ve never fought for the top three in the World Championship in Moto2. I’ll be honest, I haven’t adapted well to Moto2. In MotoGP it was different.”
MotoGP Results, Silverstone (6th August):
1. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, 20 Runden in 40:40.367 min
2. Bagnaia, Ducati, + 0.215 sec
3. Binder, KTM, + 0,680
4. Oliveira, Aprilia, + 0.750
5. Vinales, Aprilia, +2,101
6. Martin, Ducati, +7,903
7. Marini, Ducati, + 9,099
8. Miller, KTM, + 9,298
9. Zarco, Ducati, +9,958
10. Raúl Fernández, Aprilia, + 19,947
11. Augusto Fernández, KTM, + 20,296
12. Pol Espargaró, KTM, + 1:06.120 min
13. Di Giannantonio, Ducati, + 1:27,605
14. Morbidelli, Yamaha, + 1:28,913
15. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 1:29,075
16. Nakagami, Honda, + 1:38,573
17. Lecuona, Honda, + 1:49,674
– Bastianini, Ducati, 4 laps down
– Marc Marquez, Honda, 6 laps down
– Bezzecchi, Ducati, 15 laps down
– Alex Marquez, Ducati, 15 laps down
– Mir, Honda, 18 laps back
MotoGP Results Sprint, Silverstone (5th August):
1. Alex Márquez, Ducati, 10 Runden in 21:52,317 min
2. Bezzecchi, Ducati, + 0.366 sec
3. Vinales, Aprilia, +3,374
4. Zarco, Ducati, +5,671
5. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 6,068
6. Martin, Ducati, +7,294
7. Miller, KTM, + 9,415
8. Augusto Fernández, KTM, +9.850
9. Binder, KTM, + 10,435
10. Oliveira, Aprilia, +11,247
11. Marini, Ducati, + 17,365
12. Di Giannantonio, Ducati, + 20.063
13. Bastianini, Ducati, +24.352
14. Bagnaia, Ducati, +25.527
15. Morbidelli, Yamaha, +27,191
16. Pol Espargaro, KTM, +27,693
17. Mir, Honda, +29.062
18. Marc Marquez, Honda, +29,326
19. Raul Fernandez, Aprilia, +29,627
20. Nakagami, Honda, +29,909
21. Quartararo, Yamaha, +30,326
22. Lecuona, Honda, + 47,674
Championship status after 18 of 40 races:
1. Bagnaia, 214 Punkte. 2. Martin 173. 3. Bezzecchi 167. 4. Binder 131. 5. Zarco 122. 6. Aleix Espargaró 107. 7. Marini 107. 8. Miller 90. 9. Alex Márquez 75. 10. Viñales 75. 11. Quartararo 65. 12. Morbidelli 59. 13. Augusto Fernández 49. 14. Rins 47. 15. Oliveira 40. 16. Di Giannantonio 37. 17. Nakagami 34. 18. 18. Bastianini 18. 19. Marc Márquez 15. 20. Raúl Fernández 14. 21. Pedrosa 13. 22. Savadori 9. 23. Folger 9. 24. Pirro 5. 25. Mir 5. 26. Petrucci 5. 26. Bradl 5. 27. Pol Espargaró 4.
Constructors’ Championship:
1.Ducati, 317 Punkte. 2. KTM 172. 3. Aprilia 153. 4. Honda 89. 5. Yamaha 84.
Team World Cup:
1. Prima Pramac Racing, 295 Punkte. 2. Mooney VR46 Racing 274. 3. Ducati Lenovo Team 242. 4. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 221. 5. Aprilia Racing 181. 6. Monster Energy Yamaha 124. 7. Gresini Racing 112. 8. LCR Honda 84. 9. GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3, 62. 10. CryptoDATA RNF 58. 11. Repsol Honda 20.
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