Quartararo collided with RNF Aprilia’s Oliveira on the opening lap of Sunday’s major race at Flip 2, which led to the pink flags being proven.
The Yamaha rider was able to restart the race, whereas Oliveira was taken to the medical centre the place he was recognized with a dislocated shoulder.
On his solution to the grid for the restart, Quartararo was given an extended lap penalty for the incident.
Talking in regards to the penalty, Quartararo mentioned: “[I was] stunned and we don’t see any motive why.
“Maio [Meregalli, Yamaha boss] went to race route to have a proof, however no clear rationalization was mentioned.
“From our facet, I feel we don’t see something unusual and I feel it’s clearly not a penalty. However, it’s up to now, and I made it twice.
“I imply, first I feel they mentioned that they’re pressured on this state of affairs, they’re in a rush.
“However it’s tough to say ‘you might be penalised’ if you end up undecided and after the race you aren’t totally agreed it’s a penalty.”
Quartararo needed to serve the lengthy lap penalty a second time as he strayed outdoors of the designated loop, which he says he didn’t realise he’d accomplished. He was finally labeled 10th.
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Manufacturing unit Racing
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MotoGP stewarding has been a scorching matter for the reason that opening spherical of the season following the controversial Marc Marquez/Oliveira collision within the Portuguese GP.
In Sunday’s Spanish GP, Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia was ordered by the stewards to drop one place for a tough overtake on KTM’s Jack Miller.
Miller made a equally arduous transfer on Pramac’s Jorge Martin not lengthy after, however escaped punishment.
With complaints about inconsistencies in stewarding typically being raised, the FIM stewards panel will meet with the riders on the French GP to clarify its place on decision-making.
“I imply, I’d like to say what I feel, however we’ll simply have a dialogue and see how it’s potential to take this type of resolution,” Quartararo mentioned when requested about what he would say on this assembly.
Explaining the incident, Quartararo says he was pressured into the collision as he was squeezed within the center between Marco Bezzecchi and Oliveira.
“Bezzecchi was in entrance, I used to be within the center, I had no different resolution to try this,” he mentioned.
“I couldn’t escape this crash. I simply tried to brake and cease, however I hit – I don’t know who was first – however the bike of Miguel took my clutch and I hit the bike of Bezzecchi. I had no different resolution however to try this, so the crash was 100% certain.”
Bezzecchi says he felt contact from Quartararo into Flip 2, however thought the Frenchman didn’t do something significantly flawed.
“For me, it was a state of affairs that was a bit of bit tough to keep away from as a result of in the long run the one factor he may do was brake a bit of bit earlier as he was in between me and Miguel – from what I noticed, however I didn’t have the time to look very properly,” Bezzecchi mentioned.
“So, perhaps [it could have been avoided by] braking a bit of bit earlier, however the house is just not a lot. So, it’s a mistake that may occur.”
