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Quartararo on 2027: “Just because I’m switching teams doesn’t mean everything will be perfect!”

Fabio Quartararo finished the MotoGP main race at the Sachsenring in 7th place. Afterwards, he spoke about how he’s maintaining his motivation for the rest of the season and how he’s preparing for 2027.

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13.07.2026 - 09:29

This article is an automatically generated English version. The original article was published in German.

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Before the start of the season, critical voices dominated, but the World Championship rounds so far have shown that the rule changes are delivering exactly what was hoped for: excitement right up to the final lap.

After finishing 9th in Saturday’s MotoGP Sprint at the Sachsenring, Fabio Quartararo was keen to do better in Sunday’s Grand Prix. The Yamaha rider had secured a good starting position with 6th on the grid in qualifying. With a modified set-up on his M1, he was feeling quite confident ahead of the 30-lap race.

Quartararo got off to a good start. Despite a wheelie, he managed to hold on to 6th place. On the first lap, he initially battled with championship leader Jorge Martin (Aprilia). He was then overtaken by Martin, Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) and Pedro Acosta (KTM) before the ‘waterfall’ section. Quartararo was then down to ninth. “It was a battle with Martin. I nearly crashed in Turn 3 on the first lap. There was contact with Jorge in Turn 5. Then he was a bit over-confident in the next corner, but I’m not complaining – that’s racing. Coming out of Turn 7, I had a very poor exit because of the lack of grip we have. That’s where Jorge, Pecco and Acosta overtook me. After that, I stayed in the same position for the rest of the race.”

Following Fabio Di Giannantonio’s (Ducati) crash, he moved up to eighth place. At the end of the ninth lap, another Ducati rider, Alex Márquez, crashed – leaving Quartararo in seventh. After that, the Frenchman finished the race uneventfully – crossing the line in seventh place, 17 seconds behind.

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Seventh place is a good result. Is he happy with it? “Yes, it’s a very good result. My aim was actually ninth place, because I had the same pace as on Saturday. Because Alex and Diggia crashed, I finished the race in seventh place,” says a satisfied Quartararo.

MotoGP is now on its summer break. The British Grand Prix will take place at Silverstone from 7 to 9 August. Are there any valuable lessons from the Sachsenring weekend that he can take with him to England? “The thing is, there’s nothing I can take with me to Silverstone. Because this was the bike I rode at Le Mans,” Quartararo explained. “It’s interesting, though, to see that I’ve achieved my best results this year with this bike and this set-up. I don’t think we need to find anything else. It’s more a case of making adjustments to this package.”

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