MotoGP, Quartararo: “Bagnaia goes home happy? I’m going home as world champion. “

Fabio Quartararo finished the Jerez test for the second time behind Bagnaia’s Ducati, but this aspect takes a back seat. The world champion instead aimed to develop the M1 and his expectations were not met.

With frames that didn’t convince him and panels that didn’t give him the variety he wanted, he definitely sees his glass half empty. But he mustn’t despair, because they have a long winter ahead of them, even if these Ducatis seem to be one step ahead of the competition.

“Idon’t worry about the Ducatis’ potential, even if they look super fast“, El Diablo began. “Unfortunately we did not get any further with this test, but i hope we will be in sepang. We have tested a lot of things here in Jerez, but I haven’t noticed any significant improvement on the bike. “

However, Fabio thanks Yamaha for the commitment shown and they have also brought a new fairing for the occasion.

“Yamaha worked and I think it’s positive to be able to compare myself to a rider like Crutchlow. He is a great help to me as he is a quick and sensible driver. The disguise? To be honest, you don’t feel it. It’s difficult to say. It looks a little better.

He also talked about the frame.

“I haven’t seen any improvements. At the moment we are looking for more grip on the rear, which we unfortunately did not find. Let’s say at the end of these two days there was nothing really positive. “

Bagnaia, meanwhile, returns home much happier after winning the Moto2 title. That’s what he said at the end of the day.

I’m going home happy and world champion“, Answered Fabio. “I’m not worried because Yamaha knows what to do. Unfortunately, the tests didn’t go as hoped, but in the end I’m convinced that the whole team will go home happy after such a season. The engineers who will have something to do, maybe a little less. “

His last comment was on the Ducatis’ potential.

“To be honest, I don’t understand their dynamics very well. What I do know is that we have to work to become more competitive. In fact, with the M1, we need to reduce the rearrangement. Of course, Ducati’s improvements depend on the combination of bike and rider, because every bike needs a rider who increases its potential.