Fabio Quartararo would have finished fourth in the recent Spanish MotoGP if he had repeated his race time on the Inline Yamaha the previous year.<\/p>\n
Instead, while Alex Marquez improved by 7.5s for back-to-back victories, Quartararo<\/a> was 20-seconds slower than his 2025 runner-up result, finishing in 14th place on the new V4.<\/p>\n It was a worrying deficit, given that the tight Jerez circuit helped negate the new bike\u2019s lack of outright engine performance.<\/p>\n However, Quartararo looked more competitive at the Monday test, where he credited improved front-end feeling after setting the seventh fastest lap time.<\/p>\n The Frenchman now heads to his home Le Mans round on the back of that result, where he will also have \u201csomething special in store\u201d for the fans.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n “Le Mans is always one of the most special weekends of the year for me,\u201d said Quartararo, who took pole position last year, followed by fourth in the Sprint and then a crash in the dry-wet grand prix.<\/p>\n \u201cThe support from the fans is incredible and gives me extra motivation every time I ride here.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter the work we did in Jerez, I’m curious to see how things feel on this track \u2013 and I also have something special in store for the fans this race weekend, so I’m looking forward to it.”<\/p>\n