FEATURE I 2023 FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
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#20 FABIO
QUARTARARO
MONSTER ENERGY
YAMAHA
2022 showcased a trait to go
alongside the 23-year-old's blaz-
ing talent: grit. The Frenchman
simply wouldn't lie down last
year, despite losing massively on
straights. Now aboard a faster
engine, expect him to be vying
to reclaim the crown he lost last
year. His potential is without
question. But Yamaha's lack of
qualifying speed, and unreliable
back up from teammate Mor
-
bidelli could be his doing.
#23 ENEA BASTIANINI
LENOVO DUCATI
Big things are expected of 2022's breakout star. He
showed himself to be a master of tire management in
each of his four victories last year aboard a year-old ma
-
chine. And in vying with future teammate Bagnaia in high-
stakes outings, his stones are without question. Yet the
weight of expectation that befalls riders in Ducati's factory
team is a different beast. Should he manage that, there's
no reason to think he won't be a title contender.
