Having led the first 11 laps of the restarted British MotoGP race at Silverstone, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo says it was “heartbreaking” to l🎃🌜ose out by a technical problem.

Quartararo, who qualified on pole for the race and hadn’t won since the 2022 German Grand Prix, was one of several riders to choose t🅠he soft-compound front ♋tyre, and he made use of it in the early laps, opening up a substantial lead over the field.

But a ride height device failure on lap 12, which saw his device stuck in its engaged position from the moment he entered turn six, forced him to retire, the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Monster Energy Yamaha rider breaking down in tears trac𒀰kside afterwards.

Fabio Quartararo DNF at British MotoGP

“Heartbreaking,” Quartararo said after the race in S꧟ilverstone.

“I knew the mediu🎐m [front tyre] for us was clearly not an option because yesterday [in the Sprint] we finished quite well with the front but really bad with the rear.

“I knew that, to go fast today, I had to brake like hell and this is what I did ꧟from the first lap – braking super-late, don’t use so ಞmuch the rear tyre.

“I managed in a really good way because one lap Bezzecchi took me four tenths or three ten♊ths and the next lap I just responded and could ride really wel🅰l.

“But we had an i🐠ssue with the device that remained🙈 blocked on the rear and it’s a big shame because I never felt that good since a long time ago and everything was under control.”

After briefly coming once more to tears in his media debrief when asked if his performance until the issue – by which time he was leading over eventual winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi by five seconds – gave him hope for future races, Quartararo 🎶agreed that it does.

“Of course it gives me hope,” he said.

“But f*ck it’s so sh*t what happened to day because we improved the bike a💖nd when everything is going in a good way we know we are fast.”

After the race, Quartararo was co🃏nsoled by his friend Thomas Maubant, who has also long been Quartararo’s assistant at the races.

“He’s my best frien♌d and he’s the one that knows me the best,” Quartararo said.

“He was just telling me that today I was clearly the fastest and it was a long time that– it was a little bit our life i💦n reverse:🌞 I made the first pole in Jerez and I broke the [gear shifter]; then this happens now.

“We are coming back, I don’t know when will be the next time, but there will be tracks where we will struggle more, there will be tracks like here when we went fast. So, we♕ are on a g🔯ood way.”