Fabio Quartararo: ‘Frustrated but fast’, expects ‘strange, interesting race’ Full story 👉 MotoGP AustralianGP
The reigning champion, who holds a slender two-point advantage over Bagnaia and 20-point lead over Espargaro, lapped just 0.206s from Jorge Martin’s record pole time.
“If you go slow waiting for someone then the front tyre is never ready, especially for us, we are struggling to warm it up in one lap. So that that's why I didn't do it.”Quartararo may be starting behind his title rivals, but Phillip Island looks like being one of his best chances to rebuild points over them compared to the following events at Sepang and Valencia.
Quartararo added: “I think there are a lot of riders that can go really fast because at the end it’s a lot about, like I said, the tyre consumption.
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