Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo says his third-place finish in MotoGP's Indonesian Grand Prix was his “best podium of the year”, but he was “on the limit everywhere” to achieve it.
The 2021 world champion enjoyed one of his stronger weekends of the season at the Mandalika track, qualifying fourth before finishing fifth in the sprint. In the grand prix, Quartararo ran in the fight for victory late on with Francesco Bagnaia and Maverick Vinales, ultimately finishing third but just 0.433 seconds from first. It marked his closest finishing margin to the winner all season, with his rostrums in India and America coming 8.855s and 4.936s behind first.
But my main goal for Australia will be to be on the Q2 from practice.” Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Quartararo added that the limitations of the Yamaha meant he couldn’t do any overtaking in the grand prix and only picked off Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro because he suffered with tyre wear. “I really pushed like hell, and when we ride alone we can really make our riding style and this is good,” he said.
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