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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Andrew Gamble

El Diablo's Playground: How world champion Fabio Quartararo rose to the top of MotoGP

“We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.”

When Oscar Wilde uttered such a comment, he was surely not referencing Fabio Quartararo, whose nickname - El Diablo - belies his bubbly appearance and infectious enthusiasm. Beneath his beaming smile and well-mannered personality lies a fierce competitor intent on making MotoGP his domain.

Talents like Quartararo only come around in each sport every so often. The Frenchman made his MotoGP debut with Petronas Yamaha and finished as rookie of the year in 2019 before his promotion to the Yamaha Factory Racing Team for 2021, replacing icon Valentino Rossi.

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