Fabio Quartararo thrills in France as ‘half a job’ done to avoid ‘jungle’
“If you don’t get into Q2, the ‘jungle’ they call it - Q1 - you can get battereꦆd"
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo gave his home fans something to cheer on Friday afternoon at the French MotoGP in Le Mans.
The Yamaha rider un꧙expectedly went 10th fastest in the afternoon practice session to qualify for Q2 on Saturday afternoon.
It gives Quartararo and his🌄 struggling team a major boost of 🐓scoring a productive result for Sunday’s grand prix, if he can convert Friday’s pace into a good qualifying place.
“What the spectators are doing is unbelievable,” said Yamaha team 🀅boss Maio Meregalli as ꧋the fans adored Frenchman Quartararo.
“For sure, they helped him to find som𒆙ething on the track.
“I am re🎃ally relieved because to be in Q2, for us, is the goal in every GP.
“🌞It’s always very difficult here. On the last lap when I saw Marc was on his hottest lap, I kept my fingers crossed.
“Luckily we are in Q2. It’s alre🐲ady half a job done.”
Quartararo went almost two seconds faster in the afternꦍoon than in t⛎he first session at Le Mans.
“The reason Maio, Fabio and the whole team are so happy 🧜that he’s into Q2 is that the worst he can now do is 12th on the grid,” broadcaster Simon Crafar said.
“But he’s got the opportunity to do better.
“Maybe, further up, to get the magic start position that he 🐻needs.
“If you don’t get into Q2, 𝄹the ‘jungle’ they call it - Q1 - you can get battered all the way down into the high-teens.
“So, it’s huge for Fabio.
“To go in💫 the 30s with a bike which is not ther🐟e, they haven’t got it sorted…”
The 2021 MotoGP champion entered his home round knowing that this season is largely about Yamaha gat🦂hering data and developing their bike.
But, now as tꦯhe highes♐t-paid rider on the grid after signing a new Yamaha contract, he enjoyed a rare day of adulation in his home nation.
James was a ⛎sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
