Fabio Quartararo admits he didn't expect Petronas SRT MotoGP team-mate and Catalan Grand Prix poleman Franco Morbidelli to be as fast as he was in qualifying. Quartararo has outqualified Morbidelli six times this season and claimed two pole positions, but had to play second-best to his 'A-spec-mounted' Yamaha rival in qualifying at Catalunya. Morbidelli produced the first sub 1m39s lap of the Catalan GP weekend on his final effort in Q2 to snatch his maiden MotoGP pole with a 1m38.798s, while Quartararo could only managed a 1m39.008s in second. "Yes, I'm really happy because at the end most important thing is to be on the front row," Quartararo said of his Saturday. "We...
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