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 battered"
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo gave his home fans something to cheer on Friday afternoon at the French MotoGP in Le Mans.
The Yamaha rider unexpectedly wen🅺t 10th fastest in the aft🤪ernoon practice session to qualify for Q2 on Saturday afternoon.
It gives Quartararo and his struggling team a major boost of scorin𒊎g a productive result for Sunday’s grand prix, if he can convert Friday’s pace iᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnto a good qualifying place.
“What the spectators are doing is unbelievable,” said Yamaha team boss Maio Meregalli as the fans adored Frenchman Quartararoꦐ.
“F🌟or sure, they helped him 💝to find something on the track.
“I am really 🍷relieved because to be in Q2, for us, is the g♏oal in every GP.
“It’s always very difficult her🉐e. 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 already half a job done.”
Quartararo went almost two se🅷ꦚconds faster in the afternoon than in the first session at Le Mans.
“The reason Maio, Fabio and the whole team are so happy thꦓat he’s i🍸nto 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 ne🎶eds.
“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 whic�꧂�h is not there, they haven’t got it sorted…”
The 2021 Moto൲GP champion entered his home 🍰round knowing that this season is largely about Yamaha gathering data and developing their bike.
But, now as the highest-paid rider on the grid after signing a new Yamaha contract,🌊 he enjoyed a rare day of adulation in h✅is home nation.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports 🐈for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
