Quartararo Pushes to the Limit in Lusail Sprint and Takes P5

"It was really nice! I knew in qualifying that I was going to set a good lap time, but I didn't know it was going to be that good. I made zero mistakes on the fast lap, and I felt fast. Our bike suits this track quite well, and we need to take the benefit ...

It was an overall positive Saturday at the Lusail International Circuit for the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins lined up for the Grand Prix of Qatar Sprint in P3 and P9 on the grid. Quartararo was fighting for a top-3 finish in the Sprint and finished in fifth place in the end. Over the course of the 11-lap dash, Rins made up for a difficult start by pushing to 12th place at the chequered flag. Quartararo held on to third place on the opening lap but couldn't defend his position from Franco Morbidelli, who overtook the Frenchman on the longest straight coming out of his slip ...

"I lost a lot at the start. We have to check why. Apart from that, today was a good day. We went directly from Q1 to Q2. In Q2, I was able to do a good lap whilst riding alone, so I was quite satisfied about this. But in the Sprint, I couldn't do so much ...

"It was definitely a good Saturday for our team. Having Fabio qualify in P3 underlines that we are making progress and are heading in the right direction. Álex also did a good job making his way through Q1 to take ninth on the grid, which is great. Like I ...