How Yamaha stole Ducati’s Qatar MotoGP races

The Frenchman was worried about the overtaking potential of the 2021 Yamaha after pre-season testing, but carved his way through from ninth after the early laps to claim victory by 1.4 seconds and end a podium drought dating back to last September’s Catalan GP.

Quartararo headed an historic French 1-2 in Doha, with Pramac’s Johann Zarco in tow. This is the first French 1-2 in the…