The second half of Fabio Quartararo’s 2022 MotoGP season hasn’t gone according to plan. The defending premier class champion returned from the five-week-long summer break with a comfortable lead over Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro and Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia. The Grand Prix has been a rollercoaster ride ever since.
Quartararo struggled for consistent results while both rivals closed in on his points total. By end of the Australian Grand Prix on October 15, 2022, El Diablo relinquished his lead to Bagnaia. With only 50 points left on the table at the Malaysian Grand Prix, Pecco was poised to deliver Ducati its first Rider’s Championship since Casey Stoner first accomplished the feat in 2007. However, Quartararo wasn’t going to hand over his MotoGP crown lying down.
