Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha YZR M 1) is facing one of his toughest challenges as of this weekend, with his MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix dispute at the Motegi circuit. After the “fiasco” in the first lap of the Motorland Aragon race.

Quartararo’s “zero” is just ten points ahead of Italian Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia (Ducati Desmosedici GP22), who starred in an absolutely “explosive” second episode of the season. five consecutive podiumsfour of them were victorious, but his compatriot Enea “The Beast” Bastianini, also a Ducati driver, intervened in this comeback.

Bagnaia emerges as one of the most serious competitorsHe is the successor of Fabio Quartararo, if any, in the fight for the 2022 world title, where the French driver’s misfortune at the Alcañiz circuit added excitement to the final chapter of the championship with five races in just seven weeks.

There are many other conditioning factors in this fight, the first being “Pecco” Bagnaia, only ten away due to his standing on the scoreboard, but that’s it. Spanish at 17 points Alex Espargaro (April RS-GP)As every two-thirds explains very well that he is “stretching the gum” as best he can, and that’s how the Aprilia rider is battling to be among the best in grand prix after grand prix, aside from her secret ninth position in Great Britain. Best in the category and can’t wait to add another victory to his record after his win in Argentina.

Aleix Espargaró has proven to be an excellent rider and has a bike almost on par with the mighty Ducati. has the widest representation in educational output. MotoGPwhich allowed him to mathematically proclaim himself the champion of the builders world.

Criticized or not, at least the Borgo Panigale manufacturer’s policy of imposing team orders was and will be very “hackneyed”, as can be seen in Motorland Aragón, where Enea Bastianini beat “Pecco” Bagnaia in the final lap by five points. In his private account and in “The Beast” Bastianini’s title fight, he is 48 points behind Quartararo, while still further away, 125 points remain controversial.

Marc Márquez’s (Repsol Honda RC 213 V) return to the race did not go as expected due to an absolutely accidental incident and colliding with Fabio Quartararo on the first lap of the race. eight-time world champion wanting to get rid of that “thorn” will arrive at Motegibut to never tire of remembering that you can always have a priority to get as many miles on the motorcycle as possible.

In any case, the driver of the energy company will be one of the references in Motegi, especially due to the fact that he is on a track owned by Honda and has good performance and victories of his drivers. “Local” Takaaki Nakagami will be in doubt after his fall with Marc Márquez as the lead character on the Teruel runway.

If Nakagami is in doubt, who won’t be sure Spaniard Joan Mir (Suzuki GSX RR) has decided to get off the bike in Alcañiz to give himself more time to recover from his broken ankle, and that will definitely make him suspicious for the next race at the Thai Buriram circuit, seven days from now.

Long list of hopefuls ‘highlighted’ in Japan You can join the long lineup of Ducati drivers who are almost always there, Australian Jack MillerSay goodbye to the Austrian manufacturer to join Aprilia in the best possible way, not forgetting the Frenchman Johann Zarco, the Spaniard Jorge Martín or the Italians Marco Bezzecchi and Luca Marini, South African Brad Binder who surprised with his performance with the KTM RC 16, or his teammate Miguel Oliveira from Portugal.

Spaniard Maverick Viñales (Aprilia RS-GP) is another driver to consider as his performance in Alcañiz is far from what has been seen in recent races due to poor training and the problems he was involved in. It’s Motorland’s opening lap, so the Girona man from Roses definitely wants to make up for it. Good performance on Motegi.

Something more or less similar happens to Alex Rins (Suzuki GSX RR), who went “gray” in the Teruel race, finishing in ninth place, but will definitely try to improve on the Japanese circuit. 213V).