Moto3 Jerez: Quartararo 'I tried to overtake like Rossi, Marquez'

"I tried to overtake on the final corner as Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi did, but it didn't go well" - Fabio Quartararo.
Moto3: Quartararo 'I tried to overtake like Rossi, Marquez'

Moto3 star rookie Fabio Quartararo attempted to emulate racing heroes Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez with an audacious last-tur🎶n pass at Jerez 𒁏on Sunday.

But the outc💎ome wasn't as successful for the newly turned 16-year-ol⛎d, who bounced off the side of race winner Danny Kent, dropping the debut pole starter off the rostrum in fourth.

"Here in Jeౠrez I wanted to win but in the end I finished fourth, although I almost finished with zero points, because I almost crashed, I managed to save it," said Estrella Honda rider Quartararo.

"I tried to overtake on the final corner as Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi did, but it didn't go well; I don't have their experience yet. I'm happy because I made a very good race and I hope to be even stronger in Le Mans."

Jerez was the first familiar circuit of the 🌠year for Quartararo, who is third in the world championship, while Le Mans will be his home race.

Quartararo wasn't the only rider to suffer at the final 🔴turn on Sunday - Alex Rins falling after trying to pass Tito Rabat for second place in the Moto2 race.

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