Fabio Di Giannantonio was a little behind this Sunday in Aragon, but still overtook Zarco in the championship.
Fabio DiGiannantonio did not have the Grand Prix he wanted this Sunday in Aragon, but still leaves having reclaimed fifth place in the championship from Johann Zarco. The Frenchman did not score any points, which allowed the Italian to regain the advantage thanks to the 11 points he accumulated this weekend.
However, By Giannantonio found himself in difficulty this Sunday. In the sprint race on Saturday, he had stumbled upon Fabio Quartararo for much of the race and lost time, but his pace was good. In the main race, however, he lacked feeling and was unable to fight at the front as he would have liked.
Despite a good start, which saw him gain two places, he remained stuck in eighth position until halfway through the race, when Brad Binder fell in front, allowing him to move up to seventh. In a battle with Joan Mir and Maverick Viñales, and then with Marco Bezzecchi, he had to bow out to them and would have finished tenth, his starting position, had it not been for Viñales' mistake four laps from the finish.
The VR46 driver therefore crossed the checkered flag in ninth place. A good result, but still far from what he was aiming for, and far from his teammate who finished fifthHowever, he hopes that the information gathered during the race will allow him to move up a gear at Mugello in 15 days.
“Unfortunately, today we fought too far back. I struggled with the front, and I was on the limit when braking. We’re struggling a bit, but we’re working really hard with the team. The guys are incredible because we’re trying to improve in every area. We’re trying to understand how to move up a gear, but we’re aware that we can perform well. The positive is that today we collected some very important data that could be a real turning point.”, did he declare.
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