Fabio Quartararo (8th) had the pace for a Top 5 at the French GP

Fabio Quartararo again caused a sensation on his private Yamaha by securing the tour record for the 2019 French GP motorcycle during his spectacular comeback. The French beginner, finally 8th, leaves Le Mans with the satisfaction of having driven at the pace of the best. Debriefing.

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha-SRT Petronas (10th in qualifying and 8th in the race): "It’s a shame to have missed the start of the race … I had a bad start and then it was difficult to overtake because there were six pilots less of a second from each other. It was very difficult, but in the end we had a very good rhythm ".

"It’s a good thing to have turned into the rhythm of the Top 5 and to see that a place in the Top 5 could have been possible. The objective was however the same as usual: to finish in the top 8 and we did. I learned a lot about tire management and can’t wait to go to Mugello to practice, as it’s one of the most difficult circuits to master..

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"We will do our best and we will continue to work as in the first races. I am happy with the work we have done here and I hope to continue in the same way at Mugello".

Site analysis : A diabolical race for "El Diablo", author of the best lap of the GP of France on a fresh bitumen (15 ° C and 79% hygrometry in the air) and very tricky, in the wake of his splendid pole at Jerez (Spain). What to regret his first hard part of the race following a bad start…

 Fabio Quartararo, qualified 10th, first lost several positions when the lights went out before taking a loophole to avoid Viñales, to which he returned too quickly. After close to the crash, the Yamaha-SRT rider took to the track again around 15th place to the dismay of the French fans, who were waiting for a feat following his domination in free practice 1 and warm-up !

The hoped-for feat will however materialize in the form of a return to the forefront at an incredible rate, with magnificent overtaking on Lorenzo and Crutchlow! The n ° 20 completed several laps in the 1’32.5 range, i.e. the pace set by the winner of the French GP, Marc Marquez himself !

Fabio had literally placed himself in "qualifying" mode to get back on the lead, deliberately choosing to activate the most aggressive injection mapping on his private M1. A risky bet because the motorcycle then becomes noticeably more nervous, in addition to wearing its rear tire more..

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But the Yamaha and its excellent pilot kept up the pace until the checkered flag, crossed in the wake of his teammate Franco Morbidelli. The French sign his third Top 10 with Argentina (8th) and Texas (7th). He is in 12th place in the provisional, penalized among other things by the breakage of his selector in Spain.

For his team, the satisfaction is all the greater as John McPhee won in Moto3 the first victory of this structure supported by the Malaysian oil company Petronas. "We have been waiting for it since 2015 and it is the strongest aspect of this weekend", rejoices the team manager, Razlan Razali..

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