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German precision

“Every time I’m out there, I’m learning” – Quartararo

AS THE WEEKS tick by in the season’s critical stretch, it’s becoming more difficult to foresee anyone halting the Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) freight train. After a tricky opening to the year, the Frenchman is building momentum to the point of appearing unstoppable. Germany’s Sachsenring, with a sellout crowd of 95,214 watching on, was the scene of his latest exhibition as he put further ground between himself and his rivals, dominating a second contest in succession.

It wasn’t supposed to be this easy. All weekend long there was barely anything between him, Francesco Bagnaia (Lenovo Ducati) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing). Certainly, in the opening laps this was shaping up to be a two-rider slog as Bagnaia

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