{"id":702581,"date":"2026-05-29T16:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/702581\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:57:10","slug":"worse-than-i-expected-fabio-quartararo-slow-in-crash-affected-motogp-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/702581\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Worse than I expected&#8217; &#8211; Fabio Quartararo &#8220;slow&#8221; in crash-affected MotoGP practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fabio Quartararo brought out the red flags midway through Friday afternoon practice at the Italian MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/teams\/monster-energy-yamaha-motogp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monster Yamaha<\/a> rider lowsided at Turn 4, with his M1 then coming to a halt on the track.<\/p>\n<p>The session didn\u2019t get any easier for the Frenchman after the restart, Quartararo suffering a further scare at the same corner on his way to just 17th place.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gng_1317706_hires_1600x900.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Fabio Quartararo crash, Friday, 2026 Italian MotoGP. \" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Fabio Quartararo crash, Friday, 2026 Italian MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe feeling with the bike from this morning was not great,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/911998\/fabio-quartararo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quartararo <\/a>said. \u201cI was trying to push a bit the front and crashed. Also in the last two laps I tried too much, but I was still very slow.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is I&#8217;m very slow and I&#8217;m completely on the limit, so it\u2019s difficult to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI&#8217;m trying to push a bit more, but just lose it. We need to understand why, because the last two races I was feeling really good with the front, and this one I&#8217;m super bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/889478\/alex-rins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Rins<\/a>, using the 2026 front wing, was able to claim direct Qualifying 2 access in ninth.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gng_1317704_hires_1600x900.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Fabio Quartararo crash, Friday, 2026 Italian MotoGP. \" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Fabio Quartararo crash, Friday, 2026 Italian MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure, Alex is doing something great,\u201d Quartararo said. \u201cBut right now, how I feel on the bike, I cannot go much faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 Mugello winner concluded by admitting that a weekend he feared would be difficult, given the V4\u2019s lack of top speed on MotoGP\u2019s fastest straight, had begun \u201cworse than I expected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quartararo set a top speed of 346.1km\/h this afternoon, compared with a 358.8km\/h by KTM&#8217;s Enea Bastianini and Aprilia riders Ai Ogura and Jorge Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Pramac Yamaha riders Jack Miller (16th) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (20th) will also take part in Qualifying 1.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fabio Quartararo brought out the red flags midway through Friday afternoon practice at the Italian MotoGP. 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