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Fabio Quartararo extends overall lead with Dutch MotoGP win
Updated On: 28 June, 2021 08:24 AM IST | Assen (Netherlands) | AFP
"Really tough race. I struggled a little bit over the weekend with my right arm. I was feeling really bad," said Quartararo, who underwent surgery in May after an issue with his right arm cost him possible victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. "To be honest, I was a little scared."
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Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo of France celebrates after winning the MotoGP race at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen, northern Netherlands. Pic/AP, PTI
Fabio Quartararo battled through fresh problems with his right arm to win Sunday`s Dutch MotoGP and stretch his lead at the top of the world championship with a dominant display in Assen. The Frenchman led a Yamaha one-two as Maverick Vinales, who started on pole, finished second. Reigning champion Joan Mir completed the podium on his Suzuki. "Really tough race. I struggled a little bit over the weekend with my right arm. I was feeling really bad," said Quartararo, who underwent surgery in May after an issue with his right arm cost him possible victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. "To be honest, I was a little scared."
"I kept the pace and I can be happy because the battle with Maverick on the Saturday, but I won it on Sunday," he added. In the last race before the mid-season break, Quartararo, 22, won for the fourth time in this campaign and extended his advantage over compatriot Johann Zarco to 34 points with Italian Francesco Bagnaia 13 points further back. Zarco was fourth on Sunday on his Ducati Pramac with Bagnaia sixth on his factory Ducati. Yamaha`s Vinales started in pole after setting a track record during Saturday`s qualifying but his team-mate Quartararo dominated the race.
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