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Fabio Quartararo, Petronas Yamaha SRT
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Where it all went wrong for 2020's MotoGP title favourite

From a dream start to the year to a nightmare final few rounds, Fabio Quartararo has felt the extreme delight and pain fighting for a world title provides. But for Yamaha's protege turned superstar, the 2020 season has crumbled from promising foundations

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Very little about 2020 has gone to form. MotoGP's wild start to its coronavirus-delayed campaign blew the doors wide open for the championship battle, after Marc Marquez broke his arm at the Spanish Grand Prix. But a double victory for Fabio Quartararo at Jerez teed him up for the title tilt all - including Marquez - thought was coming in 2020 after his sensational rookie campaign last year.

But, with just two rounds to go following Sunday's European Grand Prix, Quartararo's hopes lie in ruins after a lap one crash at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit and a maiden victory for Joan Mir opened up the gulf between the pair to 37 points.

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