A year ago, Franco Morbidelli took his first podium at Assen in the colors of the Marc VDS Racing team. The same podium that escaped him during the last two Grands Prix, at Mugello and in Catalonia. It would therefore be a good idea for the Italian to reconcile himself with the flag ceremony, especially since, during this time, the competition did not wait for him...
Franco Morbidelli holds first place in the Moto2 world championship since the first race in Qatar. Winner of the first three events, and first again at Le Mans after a misstep at Jerez, the Italian was promised to dominate this first part of the season. But the absence of podiums for two Grands Prix made him lose his lead over opponents who did not deprive themselves of the opportunity to put pressure on him.
The Swiss Lüthi thus sticks him to seven points while the teammate Alex Marquez is twenty lengths away. Assen, this weekend, should mark the end of the bleeding and the resumption of progress. Otherwise, the counters will reset to zero as the summer break approaches… “ the last two races were difficult for me and my lead in the championship was reduced considerably » recognizes the one we promise in MotoGP next year.
« I don't feel that much pressure before going to Assen. The pressure is the same as that which has accompanied me until now and my approach to the weekend is not going to change. We know what we need to improve after Mugello and Barcelona. We had some problems with the braking phases but we should be able to remedy that by working on it in the Netherlands in order to come back with a good result ».
A year ago, the VR46 Academy member qualified fifth and finished third.
