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Where it all went wrong for 2020's MotoGP title favourite

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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

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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