Fabio Quartararo heads to round four of the 2021 MotoGP season as championship leader and with the possibility of winning his third consecutive race, which wouldඣ be a first for the Frenchman. 

And what better venue than Jerez for that to potentially🍨 happen, as he claimed vi🌠ctory both times in Andalusia last year. 

Speaking in the pre event press conference, Quartararo said: "Yeah I’m feeling prett🎀y excited. First of all, because I love this track and I’m feeli🧜ng great on the bike and in the team. 

"I’m just thinking about working in the same way from Qatar and not thinking a𓆉bout last year winning both races here.”

"We saw Miguel [Oliveira] who won last year in Portimao, but then🎶 had some 💝struggles (this year), so I just want to continue working and be ready for Sunday."

One thing to keep in mind are the condit𓂃ions hea✃ding into this weekend compared to last year. 

With the 2020 season opener having been delay🤪ed until late July due to the COVID-19 pandemic, temperatures were much hotter than we typically see at Jerez. 

This could have an effect come Sunday and which bikes adapt the best. Quartararo added: "Now it is in a totally different way than last year, but my approach is the same. 2019🔴 was more or less the same situatiౠon, same date, and we did great. 

"We had our first pole position and we were second before I had an issue on the bike, but it was the first time thaꦐt I felt comfortable and fast on a MotoGP bike." 

With Jerez familiar to pretty much every rider on the grid, it’s a circuit where individuals can make the differe▨nce, something the 22 year-old mentioned, but didn’t dwell on as he instead is aiming to just run their normal ‘plan’.

Quartararo said: "A lot of riders can make a big difference (here), bu𒐪t even so, my approach is the same as Portimao, same as Qatar, wh♒ich is to just make our plan. And after Sunday warm up we will see where we are and what position we are in."