Spanish Grand Prix, Jerez, MotoGP, J3: Morbidelli's tires collapsed but not the rider's morale

Franco Morbidelli started second in the Spanish Grand Prix and it is in this same place that he did a good part of the start of the race in Jerez. Then his times dropped, announcing wear of the rubbers. His teammate fabio quartararo then passed him to quickly distance himself. We know what happens next for the Frenchman betrayed by his mechanics. But for the Italian, the fall in the ranking continued to stop at seventh place. With which he is completely satisfied.

With the abandonment of his teammate, Franco Morbidelli distances himself from him in the championship, which is not to displease him. But there is also the ranking of the best independent driver who falls into his hands. At least one objective achieved: “ with this seventh position, we concluded a good weekend. We were very fast at the start of the race and I felt good and comfortable with the pace. I felt comfortable with the tires, although I had to slow down with the revs » explains the 2 Moto2017 World Champion.

« In the end, we managed the tires well, so we had the opportunity to fight in the last laps to become the first “independent driver”. This is the first time we have achieved this result, so it is a good thing. It's a good result for us and it shows that we are improving every day. We will now try to do well in Monday's testing to be as prepared as possible for Le Mans. ».

Spanish Grand Prix Jerez MotoGP J3: classification

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