Fabio Quartararo’s troubled MotoGP season hit a new low at Silverstone on Saturday when he qualified last and finished just one place higher in the Sprint.
The 2021 world champion, already frustrated to be slower in the dry Friday practice than a year ago, became lost at sea in the Saturday rain.
16th in a soaking final practice, Quartararo then ran off track in Qualifying 1, costing him valuable time.
The Frenchman’s woes continued at the start of the damp Sprint race when his front holeshot device remained locked down for half a lap “but it doesn’t make a big difference.”