Fabio Quartararo says his lowly seventh place in the Malaysian grand prix at Sepang was the result of a ‘disastrous’ opening tour that saw him drop from pole to eighth. Quartararo-as well as Petronas SRT team-mate Franco Morbidelli-had looked to be in imperious form across Friday and Saturday, the pair having led every practice session between them before the Frenchman bagged pole position with Morbidelli just behind in third. The duo were expected to fight for the win on Sunday alongside Maverick Vinales, but while the factory Yamaha pilot went on to dominate the race and win the Petronas SRT M1’s went backwards. Quartararo got a poor start and opening lap and slipped to...
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