MotoGP | GP Assen, Quartararo: “Bagnaia can still fight for the title”

MotoGP GP Assen 2022 Press Conference – We have reached the eleventh event of the season which anticipates the long summer break. Present at the press conference was the current World Champion and World Championship leader, Fabio Quartararo. The French driver said he was satisfied with the first part of the season and regarding the Dutch weekend, he hopes for good weather.

Fabio Quartararo statements on the first part of the 2022 season

“Excellent first part of the season, Qatar, Argentina and Austin were difficult and as I said I complained too much without concentrating on driving. Then in Europe I achieved great results, from Portugal onwards (except Le Mans), we always finished on the podium."

Fabio Quartararo statements on MotoGP tests Toprak Razgatlioglu

“He is a talented rider, I saw the save he made at Estoril and I believe he has the potential to arrive in MotoGP. Obviously he is a stiffer and more difficult bike to ride but I think he could be fast.

Fabio Quartararo statements on his title opponent

“For me, Zarco is an opponent for the World Championship, but the season is still long. I can't exclude Bagnaia from the race for the title. It's true, 91 points are a lot but the season is long and last year also gained me a lot of points, Pecco knows how to be super fast and there are still many points to conquer"

Statements Fabio Quartararo under pressure from Yamaha

“Yamaha isn't putting pressure on me like I don't, so I'm enjoying it. Obviously before qualifying and the race I feel a bit of stress, but the pressure is not a problem, I can manage it well"

Fabio Quartararo statements on Sprint Race eventualities

“You saw our faces after the German GP, ​​I think the current qualifying is going well. They are there to put you in the best position for the race and I think Sprint races are not a great idea. It could be an option, this format has been around for a long time and the points are only in the race. It comes to mind to award an extra point like they do in Formula 1.".