Fabio Quartararo recently renewed his contract with Yamaha, with the prospect of returning to having a bike good enough to fight for to win races and titles. But, as a famous phrase from “The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King” says: this is not the day.
The M1 continues to have insurmountable problems, in the version that the Iwata company entrusts to the French talent. Fabio concluded the Spanish Grand Prix, held today at the Angel Nieto in Jerez de la Frontera, in 15th place, i.e. in the last position useful for scoring points, 32 seconds behind the winner of the race. An eternity.
But Quartararo's problems were not just linked to the inabilities of the bike. His forearm also gave him some thought. The compartment syndrome returned to make itself felt in a major way during the race, despite having already undergone surgery a few months ago for the same reason.
“I started the race well, I made a good start, but then I wasn't able to overtake many rivals. However, from mid-race I had forearm problems and was forced to give up.”
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing
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“It's not a new problem, I've had it before. But I've never had it so early in the race and in such an intense way. This manifests itself when you're tense on the bike, when you're more aggressive. You can't relax and this has a direct impact on your physique.”
Tomorrow the MotoGP will face important tests again in Jerez and Yamaha will test a very different bike from the one it raced today. However, the compartment syndrome problem that accompanied Quartararo in today's race should not represent a problem.
“The idea is to improve the Yamaha, to soften the stresses a bit. This circuit has become one of the worst for our bike. In any case, I don't think my forearm could be a problem during the tests.”
“It also happens to me when I do motocross, my forearm becomes heavy,” concluded Quartararo.
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