MotoGp, Fabio Quartararo puts pressure on Pecco Bagnaia

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The Ducatista is at -91 from the Yamaha rider

The Dutch Grand Prix will be the last race of this MotoGP before the summer break. An opportunity for Fabio Quartararo to further increase his lead in the standings.

In Thursday’s Assen press conference, El Diablo made a clear name for the championship: “I can’t exclude Bagnaia from the race for the title, it’s true that 91 points are a lot – so Quartararo -. The season is still long, but even last year he made up a lot of points for me. Pecco can be super fast and there are still a lot of points up for grabs.”

The French Yamaha rider then specified one thing: “When I’m on the bike I don’t think about the fact that I’m leading the World Championship, or that I have to defend the title,” Quartararo added. “When I race I only think about winning the current race.

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