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MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo Snatches Championship For Yamaha

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This past Sunday saw the 2021 MotoGP Championship won for Yamaha as 22-year-old Frenchman Fabio Quartararo battled through a surprising turn of events.

According to Jalopnik, Ducati’s own Francesco Bagnaia proved a worthy adversary as both racers sought victory; Quartararo’s goal was to finish ahead of Bagnaia and secure the championship, and Bagnaia’s goal of trumping Quartararo by three points would have had him ‘remain mathematically eligible in the next round.’

Fabio Quartararo, winner of the 2021 MotoGP Championship

Starting from pole (his fourth in a row), Bagnaia had a neat advantage against the Frenchman, who was in 15th place and coming back from his worst qualifying performance of the quarter.

Bagnaia, who kept a strong lead, was soon flanked by racing teammate Jack Miller, eager to secure a double red podium for Ducati and provide a buffer against the rest of the pack. With the fourth lap came Miller’s crash, placing him out of the race, leaving Ducati’s only rider vulnerable to the Honda wolves, Marc Márquez and Pol Espargaró.

A view of the Ducati machine after Jack Miller's crash, which left him with a gaping hole in his arm

Meanwhile, Quartararo rose from 15th to sixth by the tenth lap and fifth on the 19th lap, placing him a wide eight seconds behind Team KTM’s Miguel Oliveira, who held fourth place steady.

The report states that the Frenchman, too far up the road to advance his positions and score more points, had only one thing left to do – minimize Bagnaia’s potential points gain in the standings.

Fabio Quartararo, winner of the 2021 MotoGP Championship

With the championship’s future now out of the racer’s control, Quartararo found himself in a miraculous situation. Bagnaia, who was feeling Marquez nip at his heels, pulled away and leaned into the same corner that caused chaos for Miller, with disastrous results.

Ducati racer Francesco Bagnaia crashing in the same corner due to the same reason as teammate Jack Miller - he broke his tibia but no other injuries are recorded

Team red’s last racer crashed, purportedly for the same reasons as his teammate (many say Ducati chose to ‘run the hard tire compound’), and Oliveira crashed on the same lap, leaving Quartararo next in line for the proverbial throne, finishing in third and rendering his points eligible for the championship, with Marc Márquez and Pol Espargaró who finished first and second, respectively.

A view of workers prompting MotoGP's Championship racer to turn right

Our congrats to history’s first Frenchman to win the MotoGP World Championship. The man has come a long way from his first win of the CEV Moto3 title at 14 years old and his later advancement to the Moto3 World Championship at the spry age of 15.

Fabio Quartararo, winner of the 2021 MotoGP Championship

Make sure to check out other news related to MotoGP, and as always – stay safe on the twisties.

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Time was on Fabio's side with a 52 point lead going in the Italian GP. All he had to do was finish in front of Bagnaia one time in the four remaining races and it would have secured the win. Conversely, Bagnaia had an immense task in the remaining races but he did his best.

Congrats to both riders!
 
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