MotoGP, 2021, Algarve, Cuartararo: “It was a racing nightmare” – MotoSport

After winning the World Championship in Misano, today was a terrible day for Fabio Quartararo and Monster Energy Yamaha, who leave the Algarve without any points in the classification of teams and manufacturers.

Fabio Quartararo managed to maintain a solid position in the top 7 until he crashed on lap 21, Morbidelli fought for championship points in the first half of the race, but due to injury he ended up … in the last place, not suitable for factory bikes. … Nor did Yamaha score any points on its official team for team and engineering titles, unlike rival Ducati.

“I know exactly what happened during my accident. I pulled up too late and lost my way. But it was a racing nightmare. When I lagged behind my rivals, it was impossible to overtake. I think during today’s race my pace was much better than I showed. But we were late in acceleration and speed.

“I think it helped that I started from the front row 14 times.”

Having found ourselves in a bad situation in qualifying today, things got complicated. Next week I will focus more on qualifying than racing pace. It would be nice to end the season in Valencia properly. ”