Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo says the fact he is lapping Phillip Island quicker than he did last season but was only 17th in MotoGP Australian Grand Prix practice is “crazy”.
The 2021 world champion anticipated a tougher weekend at Phillip Island a week on from his podium return at the Indonesian GP. But Quartararo could only manage 17th after Friday’s running with a 1m28.937s, having ended last year’s second practice at Phillip Island in fourth with a 1m29.6s lap.This has left Quartararo completely baffled, with the Frenchman admitting he has “no chance” of progressing into Q2 on Saturday morning in qualifying.
This is crazy, also everyone is pushing much more but I was clearly on the limit to make 1m28.9s. It’s a little bit strange for this lap time.”Quartararo added that it is “difficult to understand” the inconsistent form of the Yamaha, having gone from a frontrunner in Indonesia to struggling a week later in Australia.“I knew at Indonesia that I could fight for the podium just because of the tyre,” he said in response to a question from Motorsport.com.
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