The start to Quartararo’s title defence in 2022 was difficult last time out in Qatar, as the Frenchman struggled to ninth at a track he won at one year ago.
As the championship battle moves onto round two of 21 at the new Mandalika International Street Circuit, Quartararo will be hoping for a much better weekend.
MotoGP’s return to Indonesia for the first time since 1997 began with Quartararo struggling down in 16th, and he cut a frustrated figure at the end of the session.
And his FP2 didn’t start any better, as a bike issue early on forced him to stop on track at Turn 5 and robbed him of valuable time.
But when he returned to the circuit he was in fine form and would end a tight session, in which the top 17 were covered by under a second, fastest of all with a 1m31.608s.
Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha Factory Racing
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He headed a Yamaha 1-2 in front of factory team-mate Franco Morbidelli, while the one-lap pace of the 2022 Ducati remained…
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