Like last year, Fabio Quartararo will start before everyone else at his home Grand Prix in Le Mans. An excellent position, especially since the Frenchman wasn’t that calm before qualifying. “I was nervous – he explained – I went out with wet tires, but then I saw that the asphalt was dry. On the last lap I pushed myself to the limit, I even risked a fall at Turn 11, and it wasn’t until Parc Fermé that I realized that I had made pole. “
The French man recently had an arm operation for a compartment syndrome. “The most important thing is that I don’t have any more problems now,” he said. If anything, for the Yamaha rider, the greatest doubts come from heaven above …
“In the dry, I, Vinales and Miller have a very good pace, but in the wet I have a little more problems – he admitted – I noticed it in RP3, as long as the track was very wet, I was fine, then it started to dry out and the others improved a lot, me almost nothing. The problem is with the acceleration because I feel good when braking and in the middle of the corner, but when I open the throttle the tire starts to slip a lot. “
If it rains tomorrow, Quartararo has no illusions …
“I’m starting from pole position, but when it’s wet I don’t think I’ll stay in that position for very long – he said – It will be important for me to learn, to gain experience and to follow Miller could help me. The fact is, I feel good when wet, I don’t think I’m slow, but then I look at the classification and see myself at the very bottom, it’s not easy to accept. “
Even in dry weather, however, nobody has a clear idea …
“It’s difficult to prepare for the race when you do so few laps – he continued – Nobody really knows what will happen, luckily there are no great doubts about the choice of tires. I think we’ll all be using the soft tires front and rear. On the other hand, if there was a flag to flag I wouldn’t know what to expect because I’ve never changed wheels in a race, it could be fun. “
Fabio also wants to drive in Le Mans in a cheaper season …
“The later we have this Grand Prix, the better, the best option would be to drive here before the summer break – was his opinion – It’s a complicated track, in the first corner it is easy to lose the front, as in the third and in many others. “
His team-mate Maverick Vinales, who starts next to him tomorrow and does a Yamaha 1-2 in qualifying, also agrees. “This is a nice track, but the cold makes it a nightmare, it’s very dangerous. In hot weather the show would improve. “ he said.
As for the predictions for the race, the Spaniard didn’t have much to say …
“Today the goal was the front row, I achieved it and I’m ready for tomorrow – he said – Even if it was drizzling on the last lap and it wasn’t easy. I didn’t make any major changes to the bike, just tried to adapt it to the conditions. However, it’s a job that we have to do at the next Grand Prix as I think we can improve both the setup and the weight balance. “