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FABIO QUARTARARO 2021 MOTOGP CHAMPION
MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA'S FABIO factory bike but with Covid and everything, the QUARTARARO MAKES HISTORY AS THE 2021 2019 bike was better. But with the 2021 bike I felt much better, the feeling with the front is what MOTOGP CHAMPION. has made me win this year, I think. The feeling I Frenchman, Fabio Quartararo, just missed the had. We know the power is something we have podium, finishing in fourth place of the Gran to work on, but the feeling on the braking to Premio Nolan del Made at the Misano World overtake - not this race but in general - has been Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy e dell Emilia- much higher than 2019 and 2020. Yamaha has Romagna. Quartararo's position came after the worked a lot, we still have a lot to improve for next race leader and fellow title contender, Pecco year because we know that power is something Bagnaia, crashed out of the race in turn 15 important, but right now with the bike I was feeling of lap 23 and also out of contention for the like on, I'm enjoying riding. Also today I had a championship. With Bagnaia no longer in the lot of struggles with the front but I still enjoyed it a race nor the chase for the title, Fabio Quartararo lot, and that was the most important thing of the finished the race in fourth place, was denied the day." - Fabio Quartararo. final podium position by Enea Bastianini and is crowned the 2021 MotoGP Champion with a Fabio Quartararo is the first Frenchman to be total 267 points. crowned Champion in MotoGP history. He is also the first rider since Jorge Lorenzo (2015) to "To be honest, last year we fought to have the win the title for Yamaha. 38 | SPORTBIKESINCMAG.COM | NOVEMBER 2021
