Fabio Quartararo finished Sunday’s race at the Japanese GP in 10th position. The French rider managed to claim a top 10 finish in a weekend that has been a real nightmare for the Japanese team.
Asked about the race, Fabio replied: ‘ What a mess, first of all I don’t understand why we’re racing at 3pm in these conditions, I can’t figure it out. I tried to stay one lap longer at the start, but it wasn’t working. We have to improve our weakness in the wet, which is very similar to the dry. On the last two laps I made two mistakes and I could have done P7 or P5. From my point of view, the engine is better and we’re minimally okay in the rain, the problem is corner entry, which is still a problem for us.
Fabio Quartararo thus ends the weekend in 11th position, far from his personal goals and those of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP.