other rider other than the absent
Marc Marquez since Marquez's
arrival in MotoGP in 2013.
"I felt ill the entire weekend,
but the most important thing
is that we finished it in a good
way," Quartararo said. "I was
super consistent throughout the
race, first controlling the gap to
Johann, and then finishing the
ing the second half of 2021, a
massive 93 points behind Quar-
tararo with 250 still up for grabs.
After falling ill during the week-
end, Quartararo looked drained
in the press conference after
the race, but he was never truly
challenged in Germany. He gave
his rear tire a kiss in parc ferme
to mark the first victory for any
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41 ALEIX ESPARGARO
4TH MOTOGP
"Unfortunately, today I had a strange
vibra on at the front from the first lap
which then got progressively worse,"
Espargaro said. "At a certain point of the
race, I had to slow the pace, changing my
riding style and not exploi ng the RS-GP's
strong points. It's a pity because, even
though I wouldn't have been able to keep
up with Fabio, I definitely had the pace
to ba le with Zarco. With the way things
went, I'm pleased with fourth because in
spite of riding badly and without confi-
dence, I was s ll able to limit the damage."
6 STEFAN BRADL
16TH MOTOGP
"Today is a sad day, I had a big issue with
riding the bike in this heat," Bradl said.
"A er following people for the first few
corners, I couldn't brake because my
right hand, the lever, became so hot and I
couldn't control the bike. A er a couple of
laps, I had to drop back to get some fresh
air for the bike and for my body. I just tried
to finish the race, it was physically more
than on the limit and I also have a burn
on my right foot because it was so hot. It's
not acceptable to have this situa on, we
need to improve it. Luckily in Assen we
have a chance to fix this problem."
