Fabio Quartararo heads to round fou🎶r of the 2021 MotoGP season as cꦡhampionship leader and with the possibility of winning his third consecutive race, which would be a first for the Frenchman. 

And what better venue than Jerez for that to potentially happen, as he claimed victory both times in Andalusia last year𝓡. 

Speaking in the pre event press conference, 𒈔Quartararo said: "Yeah I’m feeling pretty excited. First of all, because I love this track and I’m feeling great on the bike and in the team. 

"I’m just thinking about working in the same way from Qat💙ar and not thinking about last year winning b🐈oth races here.”

"We saw Miguel [Oliveira] who won last year i🌠n Portimao, but then had some struggles (thisᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ year), so I just want to continue working and be ready for Sunday."

One thing to keep in mind 𝓡are the conditions heading into this weekend compared to lಞast year. 

With the 2020 season 💛opener having been delayed until late July due to the COVID-19 pandemic, temperatures were much hotter than we typically see at Jerez. 

This could have an effect come Sunday and which bikes adapt the best. Quartararo added: "Now it is in a totally different way than last year, but my approach is the same. 2019 was more or💛 less the same situation, same date, and we did great. 

"We had our first pole position and we were 🦩second before I had an issue on the ღbike, but it was the first time that I felt comfortable and fast on a MotoGP bike." 

With Jerez familiar to pretty much every rider on the grid, it’s a circui🐽t where individuals can make the difference, something the 22 year-old mentioned, but didn’t dwell on as he instead is aiming to just run their normal ‘plan’.

Quartararo said: "A lot o✨f riders can make a big difference (here), but even so, my approach is the same as Portimao, same as Qatar, which is𒐪 to just make our plan. And after Sunday warm up we will see where we are and what position we are in."