Australia Fabio Quartararo: Why he was so strong after the lockdown

© Motorsport Images A long time ago: Fabio Quartararo won both opening races

After his one-two victory in Jerez at the beginning of the 2020 MotoGP season, Fabio Quartararo was one of the most promising Contenders for the World Cup crown have been traded. And in fact, despite some mixed performances, the Frenchman managed to travel to the home game in Le Mans as world championship leader.

He had previously celebrated his third win of the season in Barcelona. But after that not much was possible. In the end, the Petronas Yamaha driver even slipped to eighth place overall from .

But what made Quartararo so strong compared to the competition, especially at the beginning of the season? "I think I trained a lot during the lockdown, more than ever," reveals the 21-year-old. "And I think at that moment I was one of the drivers who adjusted so quickly after so long without driving, and maybe the other drivers had a little more trouble."

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The Frenchman himself was not surprised by his strong form in Jerez: "When I When I got to Jerez, I was totally fit and feeling good and I adapt quickly to the track. It's a track where I've always been quick. "

"Those are the tracks on which I was very fast last year, Barcelona and Jerez," he continues to analyze. "But as soon as we arrive at a track on which we fought a bit last year, we're way behind . It was strange in Valencia because we fought for a great result in 2019 and this year for tenth, twelfth place shuffled around. "

In fact, in the second half of the season at Yamaha, only Franco Morbidelli was able to score properly on last year's bike. Quartararo's team-mate has achieved three podiums, including two wins, in the last four races, making it runner-up.