Quartararo had some bad luck during the sprint race at Mugello. Another rider crashed in front of him, and he couldn’t avoid it, so he also crashed. This ended his race early. He had been doing well in practice, but couldn’t get a good position in qualifying.
After the race, Quartararo talked to the race officials about what happened. He felt frustrated because he didn’t feel like they understood his point of view.
“I wanted to talk to them just to explain a little bit but I’m talking to [a] wall, to don’t say any word,” Quartararo said.
“I go out more confused than when I come. But it’s not bad. You know it looks like I’m talking to someone that have never been racing, so this is sad and I think we have to get people more proficient.”
Quartararo didn’t want the other rider, Oliveira, to get a penalty. He knew it was just a racing mistake. But he felt that the way the race officials handled the situation wasn’t fair.
“I’m not here to say he [Oliveira] have to make a long lap here [or] three-place grid penalty, but I have not seen any great move from them [stewards]. For me Miguel made a mistake, can happen, it happened to me, Aleix [Espargaro] didn’t crash and I get a long lap.
“But yes, for me the job they are doing is not great.”
The stewards said it was just a racing incident and that Quartararo’s move was too risky.
“Like I said, I don’t want any penalty for Miguel. We just have to realize because if I’m playing for the championship and this happens to me and someone is not getting a penalty, it’s not the same.”
Quartararo wants the system to be improved so that all riders are treated fairly.
“But it’s just a question of improve how the system is working and we are not doing any step for that this weekend.”
