The French Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha YZR M 1), has been recognized as the long lap penalty which must be fulfilled in British Grand Prix of MotoGP after the crash of Spaniard Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia RS-GP), at the TT Assen, which will be “A big challenge for us, but I feel ready.”
“I will approach this weekend like a normal weekend, but we have to do a ‘long lap’ so we can see how the race is. It will be a big challenge for us, but I feel ready, ” he tried..
“In the small categories, I have not been fast on this circuit but since my rookie year in MotoGP I felt I could fight for victory before the race, because then I went out and I went to the ground in the first corner. Last year I achieved victory and it is a circuit that is particularly technical, especially the first sector, which adapts well to the bike and there is no reason for us to be slow on this circuit” explained Silverstone’s Quartararo.
Quartararo did not change his opinion regarding the imposed penalty, although he clarified it “I don’t even want to talk about past falls that were not sanctioned And after the crash in Barcelona, which was huge, I understand that they want to change the rules and the strategy a little bit, but we have to find a balance between irresponsible driving and race strategy.”
“I know I fell and knocked down Aleix -Espargaró-, but I don’t think that action was allowed and what is clear is that they need to find that balance so that our sport does not become cheap,” insisted the head of the 2022 MotoGP world championship and current world champion in the category.
After the penalty, Fabio Quartararo emphasized that “the first free practice sessions haven’t started yet and I don’t know what to expect, but it will be a different race, it will involve a different challenge, but feeling I’m ready. I have three laps to do the ‘long lap’ and until the race comes i will plan a normal friday and saturday; and was on Sunday thinking about strategy”.
“It’s not the last race of the season or the last fight and I don’t have to go crazy, I have to do the ‘long lap’ as fast as possible, but I don’t have to win no matter what. At the beginning I was a bit obsessed with how to do the ‘Long Lap’ as fast as possible, but that can lead you to make mistakes, so I’d rather lose a few tenths and finish the race,” insisted Quartararo . .
Source: La Verdad
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