ROUND 3 / APRIL 1-3, 2022
TERMAS DE RIO HONDO / ARGENTINA
P56
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
MYOWNRACE
20 FABIO QUARTARARO
8TH MOTOGP
It was all about trac on, or the lack of it,
for Fabio Quartararo. "The big issue was
rear grip and top speed," said the defend-
ing champ. "We already knew about
the top speed, but the lack of rear grip
was surprising. The first few laps were a
nightmare—I was losing posi ons. As soon
as there was more rubber on the track,
it was be er. But overtaking was really
difficult. I did my best, but I used my rear
re more than expected, and I finished in
eighth posi on. It's frustra ng because I
didn't make any big mistakes. I was just
losing out because of the lack of grip."
44 POL ESPARGARO
DNF MOTOGP
Pol Espargaro was looking good on points
with a few laps le , but the Honda rider
threw it away. "The race started quite
well, I had a good launch, and I was in the
front group," he said. "I was feeling good,
but a mistake allowed Rins to get through
on me, then I recovered and was pushing
to catch him and leading two. We had an
up-and-down weekend, but we made a
good step in qualifying and then we were
pu ng together a good race, it's a race
that I should have finished because even
fourth was quite good points. Then a few
laps later I fell at turn two, I was pushing
very hard to improve and it's a shame that
we crashed."
Aleix Espargaro is also the
new championship leader,
a first for Aprilia.
