Fabio Quartararo falls and loses the championship lead

Fabio Quartararo admits to having lost his temper at the San Marino GP in Misano, where he crashed twice on his Yamaha Petronas-SRT out of excess of zeal. The young French, however, claims not to be under the pressure of the championship, which he gives in – provisionally? – the reins to Andrea Dovizioso. MNC debriefing and analysis.

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Petronas-SRT (3rd in qualifying, crashes and retirement in the race) : "I got carried away behind Maverick … I followed him easily and I thought I could even go half a second faster: it was frustrating because I couldn’t overtake him. Then I passed him. and I accelerated, but my front tire had overheated. In turn 3 I made a small mistake, I slipped a little, I did not brake as usual and I widened. C ‘ is frustrating because we had the rhythm to play for victory ".

"It’s only my second season in MotoGP: you can have speed, but you can’t buy experience. I had the speed to do well but I got carried away because I was afraid that Franco and Valentino would escape . I wanted to come back too quickly, without taking enough time. It was a mistake but everyone makes some, it’s a must to learn. I learned from my mistakes last year and I count learn well from that of Sunday ".

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MNC analysis : It’s hard not to link the falls of Fabio Quartararo to the inevitable pressure created by his victorious double in Spain. Leader of the championship since the first race, the rookie of the year 2019 has outstripped the experienced drivers Viñales, Dovizioso, Rossi and Rins, who are better equipped on paper to take advantage of the absence of Marc Marquez.

"Of course I want to win the title, but I don’t have the pressure of the championship," he nevertheless assures us: "when you want too much for something, sometimes you get carried away and you go wrong. . I must be calmer in this kind of situation ", analyzes the tricolor prodigy of 21 years.

Problem: Fabio has been chomping at the bit for three races, with results far below his expectations in the Czech Republic (7th) and Austria (8th then 13th). "I’m the first surprised to be still leading the championship at this stage, it’s crazy!", He revealed when arriving at Misano with the firm intention of recovering.

This goal seemed to be within reach on this Yamaha-friendly circuit: Viñales, Morbidelli, he and Rossi placed the four M1s in the first four places in qualifying, a domination that had not occurred in the premier class since the 1988 Portuguese GP. ! "El Diablo" is sure of it: the Petronas-SRT team will toast to success on Sunday evening ! 

The n ° 20 sees fair for the celebration … but is wrong about its author: his team will in reality celebrate the superb victory of his teammate Franco Morbidelli, author of a solid solo race towards his first success in the premier class !

Fabio, him, confused speed and haste: the front of his M1 slips away on the eighth lap while he accelerates the pace after having overtaken Viñales. Back at the box, he sets off again on his mule … but falls a few laps later without understanding why.

"I just wanted to take turn 6 but I suddenly lost the front. It’s very weird because I was slow, I don’t really have an explanation", laments the future official Yamaha rider who even feared a moment of mechanical problems on his reserve motorcycle. "I will view the images", continues Fabio, who descends to second place in the provisional general classification behind Andrea Dovizioso (76 pts against 70). "It’s hard to watch a race you crash into, but it’s important to understand why I made this mistake. Congratulations to Franco," he concluded sportingly..

San Marino MotoGP 2020 results

1.  Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 42’02.272
2. Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati +2.217
3. Joan MIR Suzuki +2.290
4. Valentino ROSSI Yamaha +2.643
5. Alex RINS Suzuki +4.044
6. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha +5.383
7. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati +10.358
8. Jack MILLER Ducati +11.155
9. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda +10.839
10. Pol ESPARGARO KTM +12.030
11. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM +12.376
12. Brad BINDER KTM +12.405
13. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia +15.142
14. Iker LECUONA KTM +19.914
15. Johann ZARCO Ducati +20.152
16. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati +22.094
17. Alex MARQUEZ Honda +22.473
18. Stefan BRADL Honda +37.856
19. Bradley SMITH Aprilia + 1’18.831

Not classified

• Tito RABAT Ducati 5 Tours
• Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 9 Laps

Provisional MotoGP 2020 classification after the San Marino GP in Misano

1.  Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 76
2. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 70
3. Jack MILLER Ducati 64
4. Joan MIR Suzuki 60
5. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 58
6. Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 58
7. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 57
8. Brad BINDER KTM 53
9. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 53
10. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM 48
11. Pol ESPARGARO KTM 41
12. Alex RINS Suzuki 40
13. Johann ZARCO Ducati 31
14. Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati 29
15. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 25
16. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 18
17. Alex MARQUEZ Honda 15
18. Iker LECUONA KTM 15
19. Bradley SMITH Aprilia 8
20. Tito RABAT Ducati 7
21. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 7
22. Michele PIRRO Ducati 4

MotoGP 2020 manufacturers and teams rankings in Misano

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