The Gambling That Made Fabio Quartararo The New King Of The Sachsenring

Yamaha Racing MotoGP rider, Fabio Quartararo. (Photo: Doc. MotoGP)

JAKARTA - Yamaha Racing MotoGP racer, Fabio Quartararo, has been named the "new king" of the Sachsenring Circuit. He became the winner of the German MotoGP race which was held on Sunday, June 19.

Who would have thought, Fabio Quartararo did gambling in the race. He took a risk by choosing a different rear tire compound than his opponents.

Fabio Quartararo opted for a medium rear tire when his rivals used a harder rear tire. Even though at that time the weather conditions at the Sachsenring Circuit were very hot.

The French racer admitted the difficulties during the race. However, it all paid off with a winning trophy.

"I'm tired. I've been suffering all weekend, and in the race I coughed a bit. I have no words for this," Quartararo said on the official MotoGP website, as quoted by Antara.

"We made the choice of the medium rear tyre, which was very risky, and in the race we were lucky because it dropped faster than expected, but I'm very happy," he continued.

Quartararo's victory was the first for Yamaha at the Sachsenring since the last time it was done by Valentino Rossi in 2009.

In addition, the victory also made Fabio Quartararo further away from his rivals in the 2022 MotoGP riders' standings. He now has 172 points, 34 points ahead of Aleix Espargaro who finished second.