Fabio Quartararo completed eighth in Assen on Sunday, his greatest MotoGP end since Catalonia.
The Monster Yamaha rider described the race as “lengthy, strenuous and never very enjoyable”, and likewise suffered from an arm pump in the course of the race.
Quartararo spent a number of seconds with a sore arm, however estimated it would not have modified the end result.
Fabio Quartararo, 2026 Assen MotoGP.
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“I believe immediately’s end result was that we maximized our efficiency,” Quartararo mentioned.
“For the time being the bike just isn’t feeling nice, particularly within the race, so I believe we may be proud of what we achieved.
“Not less than for the final 10 laps, I used to be affected by a pump in my proper arm.”
It’s value noting that KTM’s Pedro Acosta retired with the same carpal tunnel drawback in his proper wrist and is scheduled to bear surgical procedure.
Fabio Quartararo, 2026 Assen MotoGP.
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“It has no grip and is tremendous heavy.”
In the meantime, Quartararo has already undergone a number of arm pump surgical procedures.
The 2021 world champion blamed the relapse on the mix of Assen’s quick, flowing structure and Yamaha’s “tremendous heavy” V4 engine.
Once I requested him what number of instances he had had arm pump surgical procedure, he answered, “Thrice.”
“However this monitor is basically bodily, particularly with no grip and it is a very heavy bike, so it is somewhat extra of a wrestle.
“However I nonetheless stored the very best place as a result of Marc completed seventh and he was 10 seconds in entrance.
“Perhaps I will be a number of seconds quicker, however I wasn’t going to be seventh!”
Teammate Alex Rins completed simply behind Quartararo, giving him a double Yamaha top-10 end.
