Thibaut Simon, Media365, published on Thursday 08 May 2025 at 7.55 p.m.
Before the departure of the Grand Prix de France at Le Mans (Sunday 11 May), Fabio Quartararo spoke about his ambitions after her very good result in Jerez.
It will undoubtedly be the attraction of the weekend in Le Mans. Fabio Quartararo and his Yamaha will be eagerly awaited, especially after his second place in Spain on the Jerez circuit. While it remains on a very good grand prize, the Frenchman does not want to get carried away in the Sarthe and does not set an objective. If he will obviously try to hang the best possible result, the Friday session with free tests 1 should give a first indication of the sensations of the Yamaha pilot. “I don’t have a result in mind, I just want to try to do the maximum as we did in Jerez (Spain, 2nd), where we had not planned at all. Already, Friday afternoon, we can know where we are. Overall, we are better, we approach the others little by little, but we are not yet up to them. »»
A new engine for a new podium?
Fabio Quartararo knows that the path is still long before finding the first places in the ranking. Witness his start to the season. Over the first four races before the Spanish Grand Prix, the 26 -year -old pilot did not enter the first five places once. But patterns of hopes are present. 15th, 14th, 10th, then 7th during the GP of Qatar – its results before Jerez – Quartararo is gaining momentum. The reason that explains it is surely the arrival of a new engine, which can help on the circuits with long straight lines as it has entrusted. But prudence remains the watchword. “Jerez, this is just a race, and we saw on the first four that we were very far from the podium. So I think you have to go there little by little. »»
Zarco expects an atmosphere of fire
7th in the pilots, just behind his French compatriot, Johann Zarco wants to dream of a podium in France, he who went from Ducati to join Honda. A rather satisfactory welcome from the public to the surprise of the Habs. Zarco expects a beautiful atmosphere and wants to be competitive after a few adjustments on his motorcycle in terms of electronics. “The feeling with the public is very similar to that of last year and I was already super impressed. Now that there is hope for podium, it makes even happier. The support is there, it’s magic, I thank people for that. »»
