He is the man of the last part of the first half of this crazy MotoGP season. Danilo Petrucci finally showed what he was made of by narrowly missing victory at Mugello and, above all, at Assen. During his vacation, he spoke to the media “Radio Deejay” to deliver a wise face. Because the Petrux is careful. Both with the official Ducati riders and on the road…
What is the difference between a Danilo Petrucci and Andrea Iannone ? Discernment. In his interview with his compatriots, the Pramac driver, who is equipped like the officials in red with a GP17, explained how he came to be in the good books of Borgo Panigale in one sentence… “ I tried to win at Mugello, but in the end it was Dovizioso who triumphed. I understood that to pass it I had to do something that I couldn't do, because it was too risky. ».
A restraint that Joe the Maniac lacked during an Argentine Grand Prix of grim memory for Ducati. And even though he only played second position! But this caution also accompanies the teammate of Scott Redding on the road : " on the road, I never exceed 90 km/h because it is much more dangerous than driving on a circuit ».
Finally, if there were to be one quality, it would be this: “ on wet tracks, I have always been good. Maybe it's because I come from motocross. As soon as I arrived in MotoGP and with poorly performing bikes, I was comfortable in the rain. So I would say that I am strong in these conditions ».
Danilo Petrucci is currently eighth in the championship with 66 points. He notably finished third in Italy and second in the Netherlands.
