The posture of Franco Morbidelli in his box, which is all the same that of a Yamaha official, or of a teammate of Fabio Quartararo, goes beyond resilience. This step with his rare flashes during certain Grand Prix test sessions that he will convince this season, and he can rejoice in having a contract until the end of 2023 which should however concern Lin Jarvis. But despite the fact that he regularly has his compatriot and companion Andrea Dovizioso as a sidekick at the back of the grid and at the end of the rankings, “Francky” does not say the same thing. He is so positive that it is endearing…
Franco Morbidelli finished the German Grand Prix 13th, almost 30 seconds behind the winner who is none other than his teammate fabio quartararo which therefore applied the now usual rate of one second per lap in a race. Since the one on the Sachsenring offered 30. A slap in the face for a 2020 world vice-champion and a former Moto2 crowned champion who is still far from retirement age. But anyone who also has half Brazilian takes it pretty well…
Before finding Assen this weekend, he remembers his last German Grand Prix like this: “ starting from 20th place was a difficult task. We still managed to get involved in the fight for the top 10. It was a good thing », Comments the 28-year-old pilot. “ During the race it was very difficult to follow the other bikes because of the temperatures. As I entered the 10th place group, my front tire deteriorated due to the temperatures. It was then very difficult to keep the rhythm and attack ».
Franco Morbidelli: “the team is on the job"
« We have to work hard to improve in qualifying with new tires. We have to find a way, but the team is already there », adds a Morbidely, full of optimism. “ We already found some improvements during the warm-up, unfortunately we could not test this with new soft tires. This is our job for Assen ».
Exactly, let's talk about this Dutch Grand Prix : " I haven't driven at Assen for a long time. Unfortunately, I had to skip a few weekends there. The last time I rode the TT circuit in 2019 I was fifth. I have good memories of the place, in Moto2 I won there. We're making progress, I'm very excited ". In Morbidely in the text.
Results of the MotoGP German Grand Prix at Sachsenring:
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