Fabio Quartararo they must renounce the world title MotoGP 2022 fall into the hands Francesco Bagnaia. Although sincere and congratulated, pilot Yamaha he could not see the celebration of his rival.
In view of the Valencia MotoGP, Quartararo had to face a difficult situation. He collected only 235 points up to the 19th series, 23 points behind Bagnaia at the top of the standings.
To defend the world title won last season, Quartararo had to win in the last race of the Ricardo Tormo Circuit and Bagnaia was unable to finish in the top 14. It is an almost impossible mission.
Quartararo certainly fails to hit the target. Not to mention the victory, the French driver struggled to get on the podium and finished only fourth. In the meantime, Bagnaia was able to play safely and finish in ninth position.
In this way, Quartararo has to be sincere in taking second place in the final MotoGP rider standings in 2022. After the race, he immediately congratulated Bagnaia, and did it again when he visited Parc Ferme.
But in reality Quartararo couldn’t help but feel sad about his lack of victory. He had thrown away a 91-point lead mid-season. He also had to turn off the TV to be able to calm down and not see the championship celebrations at Ducati.
“There are positives and negatives. I had to turn off the television in the paddock,” Quartararo told BT, quoted by Crash.
“The reason is that we have lost the title but I will come back, the team has worked hard, there is no reason why we cannot compete for the title next year.”
“When you lose like this, you have to look for the positives, even if now I feel 99% negative. One per cent positive is that we are four months away from the first race of next season. I will be angrier and train better to fight fiercely in 2023. “.
“Obviously I got excited after the race. I am a fighter, a winner. I want to be the first. The first 15 minutes after the race were really difficult moments. But everything is over. The book is closed. From Tuesday (MotoGP practice) , a new chapter has begun “, explained Quartararo.
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