Just got off his Yamaha M1 from the Petronas Yamaha SRT satellite team after obtaining second place in the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic in Brno, Franco Morbidelli confided in front of the site camera MotoGP.com with the joy of having obtained his very first podium in the premier category…
We report his comments here without any formatting.
Franco, you had an excellent start to the race but perhaps your rear tire deteriorated too much afterwards. How do you feel about this first podium?
Franco Morbidelli : " it's fantastic ! I'm beyond fine right now and just enjoying the moment! Yes, overall it was a good race. I started very well and I did what I had planned: just take my pace and not mistreat the tires, without attacking too much, because honestly it was a crucial point this weekend. Then I saw Brad was catching up with me and I said to myself "OK, I'm not going to do anything stupid and I'm just going to try to take the bike to the finish and get my first podium." I would like to thank the team and everyone who works with me at home. Now we are going to rest for three days and then we will go to Austria with great energy and great joy. »
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