At just 22 years old, Fabio Quartararo stopped the motorcycling clock. The Côte d’Azur rider became world champion after rising to the top of the MotoGP ranks five times during the season. But when the applause and celebrations ceased, the winter break heralded the start of a new course.
There is no more champagne, no violins for Fabio. Just 12 blank months in which you have to prove that you deserve to be at the top of the sport. The problem? That shares the same goal with the 23 best drivers in the world.
From a sporting angle, Fabio Quartararo’s title was not by chance, but by chance. Talent, ambition and results graced the M1 last Emilia Romagna GP . Four months later, the young Frenchman discovers that having tasted victory makes you a slave to success.
And when the lights go out, and there is no more cava left in the bottle, only the sensation of having honey on your lips lasts, a drug that forces you to go in search of recovering that sensation at all costs. And, now, the only way for Fabio to reach it is by trusting in the work of the engineers like someone who, without choice, tightens the knot of his blindfold.
In MotoGP, fame is fleeting, but the pressure is constant
The ambition and freshness of a young pilot form the matrix of a perfect cocktail capable of catapulting you to success. However, the raw material that a pilot can offer in a personal capacity is not everything in the world championship. The complicity between motorcycle and rider is a privilege for those who know how to dominate their prototype, and a nightmare for those who cannot.
Fabio Quartararo has a problem: he is strong, but he lacks top speed and power.
Yamaha has another: The Devil wants more.
It is no surprise. The name of the young man from Nice has been stumbling around the MotoGP paddock from the moment he uncontrollably presented himself as rookie of the year. And, of course, the offers can knock at the door of the French driver at any time.
Love will last as long as you take care of it , said Aldana.
Therefore, if Fabio Quartararo sat down to listen, Yamaha would have to face another breakup like that of Maverick Viñales in 2021. In this sense, more than alternatives, Fabio’s pulse emerges in the attempt to find an attractive contract at to hold on
“If I have been champion once, I can repeat it”, is the argument that keeps Fabio’s thirst alive.
But ambition has little to do against reason: you can have the greed, the desire and the talent, but if there is no canvas to write on, you will never be able to continue your story.
