In Jerez, in April, Fabio Quartararo had already taken the checkered flag in fifth position. But he was then 15 seconds behind the winner, Jorge Martin. “ And there were a dozen falls », recalls the Nice resident. This Saturday, at Sepang, only Bagnaia fell, and Quartararo lost less than 8 seconds to the Spaniard, king of the sprint. A performance all the more meritorious as the Malaysian circuit is much longer and faster than the Andalusian track.