Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Riders` Quotes after Qualifying Session at COTA2023-04-18 10:36Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP‘s Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli will start the Grand Prix of the Americas Sprint and Race from 7th and 14th position on the grid respectively. Quartararo‘s first lap in Q2 earned him provisional eighth place. Unable to improve on his next try, he hurried back to the pits for a new set of tyres. Eager to start towards the front of the grid, he dug a little deeper on the final lap of his second run. He was in twelfth place at the time but moved up to seventh with a 2‘02.749s, securing a starting position at the front of the third row. Morbidelli took part in the Q1 session. As a lap around the COTA track takes over two minutes, there are less attempts to complete in a 15-minute session. The Italian‘s second hot lap, a 2‘03.119s, put him briefly in second place before he was pushed to third while returning to the pits. He had to find over 0.374s to bridge the gap to the top 2. The Yamaha man resumed his mission on his second run with less than three minutes to go. He had one opportunity and wrapped up the session with a 2‘02.950s, landing him in fourth place. He will start today‘s Sprint and tomorrow‘s Race from P14. Image Gallery FABIO QUARTARARO FABIO QUARTARARO It was a tough qualifying session. I expected a little bit better from myself. We needed to try to make everything come together in one lap, and I needed to get the maximum potential out of myself. But the position is not that bad. Source: Yamaha Motor Racing Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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