For the last weekend with the Petronas team that started him in MotoGP last year, Fabio Quartararo would love to do great things. In the meantime, today, he finished a complicated qualifying in 5th place. Winning the BMW M Award, which rewards the best driver in qualifying of the season with a BMW M2 CS.
“This has been a season full of ups and downs,” said Fabio after the second quarter. “But, At least I can say that I won something. Anyway, the car is not for me, but It will be a Christmas present for my father. We talked about this car after every qualifying of the year. It will be a nice surprise for him. I’ll ask him if he’ll lend it to me for a few days. “
Tomorrow afternoon we see the end of a very demanding season that has also brought you some major disappointments. What are you going to do next week
“I want to relax, take a break from journalists and engines. I have to break up one hundred percent for a while and spend time with my family. In the winter, I will have to work a lot on myself and I will do it with the help of a psychologist Who I’m actually already talking to. I will be going there more often to learn how to deal with my emotions and the stress of a racing weekend. “
But there are also those last race of the season before the winter break. As already mentioned, the French rider starts from fifth place and tries to fight for the podium against the KTMs and his team-mate Morbidelli.
“Fifth place was good today because it wasn’t an easy day. I believe that If I find something positive in the warm-up, I can fight for the top 5. Oliveira and Espargarò have a difficult pace but I hope they can. Tomorrow will be a special race and I hope that I can stay consistent. “
Have you already chosen the tires for the race?
“Yes. I will use the hard one. I’m actually pretty good at all of the connections, but the wear and tear here is really very high. I want stability in the final laps. “