after a penalty for Fermin Aldeguer<\/a>, branded his early battle \u201ca dogfight\u201d.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n
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\u201cI didn\u2019t have a good start, and I found myself with Fabio and Joan Mir as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a little bit of a dogfight at one point. Joan crashed, and I managed to pull away from Fabio.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I was too far from Alex, and I couldn\u2019t do much more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quartararo says his battle was like a championship finale going down to the last lap.<\/p>\n
He also admits he lost time to the lead group, but doesn\u2019t believe he could have done better than sixth at the chequered flag.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYeah, all fair,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, to be honest, we lost a lot of time. But it was a long time since I enjoyed a battle.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooks like we were both fighting for the championship, and it was the last lap.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, of course, we lost a lot of time, but I enjoyed it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this was our position at the end. We couldn\u2019t do any better. So, quite happy with the race.\u201d<\/p>\n
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