0.256s. That was all that separated Fabio Quartararo's Qatar MotoGP race time during the 2021 Doha round and 2022 season-opener. But while that pace had been enough to fight through the field and win one year ago, Yamaha's reigning world champion was left in a 'worried' ninth place on Sunday. A well-publicised lack of top speed was compounded by unexpected front tyre pressure issues, also experienced by team-mate Franco Morbidelli (11th) and RNF Yamaha's Andrea Dovizioso (14th). The end result was that Quartararo crossed the finish line 10.5s from race winner Enea Bastianini and behind at least one bike from all five of Yamaha's MotoGP rivals. Related Articles Francesco Bagnaia: I'm not a...
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