Quartararo Secures Q2 Placement on Qatar GP Friday

"The second time attack was way better than the first one. I knew that I had to push to the limit to be there, and to be honest, the lap time was better than I expected. It was really great to feel good at that speed. We have a margin to improve, especially ...

Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins both made steps during the evening session, and the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team was on course to having both riders inside the top 10 of the Grand Prix of Qatar Practice. Ultimately, Quartararo ended the session in 6th position, earning him a spot in Saturday's Q2. Rins missed out by just 0.03s and finished in 11th place. He will try again in the Q1 session.After finishing FP1 in 10th place in the afternoon, Quartararo had set himself the goal of improving his one-lap performance as he knew the competition would be even more fierce in the evening. The Frenchman executed the ...

"0.03s – it was so close! But we gave it our best and pushed the bike to the maximum. I'm using a different chassis this Friday, which Yamaha had brought to Sepang earlier and have since improved. We found a good set-up from the beginning, and I feel quite ...

"We really had to push as a team to start the Qatar GP off right. Previously, we came here earlier in the year when the temperatures are lower. Today, we were surprised that despite it being hot and dusty, the track was quite grippy. Overall, we had a good ...