Quartararo looked on course to defend his 2021 MotoGP championship in the early stages of last year, building a 91-point lead in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings, until ceding the initiative and the title to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia on the final day.

Quartararo was representing the team synonymous with seven-time champion Rossi, while Bagnaia is the first VR46 graduate to win the premier class titꦫle.

"Pecco and Fabio proved to be the strongest, they are also the only o🔴nes, with Jorge Martín, who in qualifying chased the fastest lap without using any slipstream," said Rossi. 

"The Yamaha is always 𓄧a good balanced bike, but now the difference compared to the Duꦿcati in terms of engine power is very important. 

“It was🤡 difficult for Quartararo t𓂃o fight like this."

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Quartararo ended the season nursing a fin♔ger injury and told Le Monde: "I'm not afraid when I'm on the bike, although sometimes I get scared when I lose grip at the front at almost 400 km/h. 

“I t🐻ry not to think about it too much, because the fear of falling can make you lose hundredths of a second.

"At the beg𓆏inning of the MotoGP season, as defending champion, I hoped to do better than the second. 

"But it was immediately clear that I couldn't compete on🐈 equal terms wit🗹h the fastest Ducatis on the straight. 

“I had no margins of safety, I♌ really drove to the limit all season. In these conditions, finishing behind Bagnaia can be considered a satisfactory result, even iꦰf I'm not satisfied."

Quartararo explained that Lewis Hamilton is his inspiration to recapture the championship in 2023: "Together with Valentino Rossi in motorcycling and Cristiano Ronaldo in football, he is one of the athletes tha෴t inspires me.

"In footbalꦑl I like Neymar and Sergio Ramos, who I knew in Spain, before they went to PSG. I feel good with Kylian Mbappé, we have a lot in common, the same age, we are demanding, we always try to perform. Like me, he's a fan of American basketball."