MotoGP, Quartararo: “Punishment for my open suit? You have already taken the podium from me. “

Sometimes you need a bit of luck to win, and Quartararo certainly didn’t have one in Barcelona. I don’t think a bare-chested rider has ever accelerated in a straight at 340 km / h. But Fabio can say he did it, a few laps from the end, when the zipper of his suit opened completely.

“I do not know what happened. The only thing I know is that after five laps from the end to the first turn I found the suit fully open and tried to close it again,” he explained. “I couldn’t do it until after the race was over. Alpinestars is investigating what happened. That’s how it went. It wasn’t my day and I can be satisfied with fourth place. “

The rule, however, is clear: technical clothing must always be worn correctly, and in addition to an open suit, Fabio did not even have a chest protector, which had blown away when trying to close the zipper.

“I think I’ve already received a penalty that I disagree with. Three seconds. So I went from the third to the fourth and I think that’s enough. I finished the race safely. You don’t have to talk about it any further“Was the excited reaction of the French.

But the consequences could have been very serious if he accidentally fell.

“I don’t know why the suit was opened. That’s all I can say, ”he explained. “When you’re in the race just try to drive normally, and it’s not easy with the suit open. On the straight, my body moved backwards. It wasn’t easy, but all I thought of was getting on the podium, which was then taken away for punishment. Those are the rules, but I think it was a little too much. “

However, this penalty was imposed for cutting the first chicane. When this discussion was over, Fabio wanted to talk about his breed.

“I haven’t had the same sensations I had this morning warming up or the last few days, and I think all Yamahas had the same problem, “he said.” Morbidelli was one of my rivals for the win and he ended up behind. I didn’t have a good feeling with the rear tire. Neither did Vinales. I knew Oliveira would be strong and today he improved while all Yamahas were in decline. I don’t quite understand why. “