Fabio Quartararo is the rookie of the year in MotoGP, but at this point of the championship, has a bit of a newbie. The French tied the pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix in a qualifying double award: made a back lightning fast and managed to bring them out of their boxes to Marc Marquez. Marquez, nothing more and nothing less, that went to the floor to try to follow the rhythm of the French. Quartararo led the qualification that sets the starting order on the grid for the race this Sunday (8:00 hours, Dazn) and put to the front of the squad Yamaha, that cup the first row, with Viñales second and Morbidelli, third party.
Breakfast with popcorn is an eccentricity of cuisine. But qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix was not for less. This Saturday, early morning Spanish time, the shoot-out that decided the pole position for the race in Sepang saw a show addictive. Quartararo scored his fifth pole of the year and celebrated with so much anger, slamming the euphoric to the wind, ripped off from under the visor of his helmet. The Devil rolled upturn, “I have excited a little too,” admitted then, prodded by the pressure that tried to put Marc Marquez.
they Went out to the pair of boxes to the Honda orange Repsol and Yamaha verdeoscurocasinegro Petronas. Rolled slowly, as cediéndose step. The French seemed to say “go you first, lord champion”, to which the of Cervera could reply, “behind you, dear applicant”. But there was no warmth evidence, rather the beginning of a tremendous psychological battle. Catch the slipstream seemed to be key to catch the fast lap. Finally pulled, with shyness, Quartararo and Marquez stuck to his wheel. Meanwhile, the pace laid Viñales, Morbidelli and an amazing Valentino Rossi. The Yamaha’s are like a thunder in Sepang.
The dance between Quartararo and Marquez rose in intensity when the marker warned that the end of the session approached. Quartararo enroscó the fist and Marquez tried to emularle. In the curve 2, a change of direction from right to left, where it is changed from the second to the third, the rear wheel of the Honda 93 derrapó and the world champion went flying through the air. During the flight, Marquez he kicked looking for balance but, when you touch the ground, the inertia made him be face to face against the asphalt. His right hand was twisted under his body, and, getting up, he escaped gestures of pain. The first doctor’s diagnosis ruled out fractures, but strong suffered multiple bruising. In principle, Marquez, bruised, will be able to exit in the race, which will start from the eleventh place on the grid. The laughter in Sepang the deals Yamaha.
Alex Márquez for the title from the position preferred
The leader of Moto2, Alex Marquez, will start from the pole Sunday in the race that can give him the world title of the category. The small of the saga Marquez has been the dominator of the championship and has Malaysia on the second match ball to secure the title. At Phillip Island left passing the first opportunity to finish eighth, in a race where his main rival, the swiss Thomas Luthi, he won, and he cut a handful of points. But in Malaysia, Marquez has been the fastest in the workouts and the accounts to be champion have been simplified: if he wins the race, the title will be yours.
Àlex Márquez was already world champion Moto3 in 2014. That was the season’s first double Márquez, to conquer his brother Marc’s second MotoGP title of the six it accumulates.
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