Among the five rookies who will be competing this season in MotoGP, Fabio Di Giannantonio is undoubtedly one of the outsiders, with Darryn Binder. The Italian is certainly talented, but his place under the Gresini Ducati awning is due above all to respecting a moral contract made in his time with the late boss Fausto. He will therefore have to convince, and especially since he has the bike that everyone wants: the Desmosedici...
Fabio DiGiannantonio will be one of the unknowns in this 2022 MotoGP season, like Darryn binder. Because accession to the elite is not exactly due to results alone, unlike, for example, the pair found at Tech3 KTM. The French team welcomes the Moto2 World Champion Remy gardner and his dolphin Raul fernandez. A CV that the nicknamed “ Diggia ».
The one who bears the first name of the reigning World Champion in MotoGP therefore leaves one doubtful, but that does not prevent him from assuming a certain assurance fueled by real enthusiasm: “ I have already started preparing for the season, the truth is that I can't wait to be on the track! » he said on Sky Sports 24. " We are all very strong, we have always been strong in all categories and it will be a great challenge. Maybe with the Tech3 KTM riders it will be a revenge since they beat us last year. The goal is to grow and learn because this is a whole new category. If I feel good, we can do well right away but now I'm at the grown-up school and I want to learn ».
« Having Bastianini as a teammate is great because we have a great relationship, he will definitely be able to help me even if everyone is for themselves » he analyzes. “ Two veterans impressed me: Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo. They are crazy, Pecco makes good use of the Ducati while Fabio is very clean, I have been studying them since last year and I try to steal a little something from them. They are the references ».
Fabio Di Giannantonio has references but also an idol
However, these references do not make idols. Di Giannatonio confesses thus: “ It's always moving for me when I see the bikes ridden by Troy Bayliss. I always rode with the number 21, to pay homage to him. He has always been my idol. Seeing your bikes win races and titles is always exciting. Every time I come to the Ducati Museum I try to stroke them a little and imagine how nice it must have been to ride these machines ". Because Di Giannantonio is a fan of Ducati since he was a little boy...
However, this time, he will have to make the sacrifice of giving up on the 21st…” I've always ridden with 21, but that's no longer possible because it's already Morbidelli's starting number. So I had to make this big change. I dialed 49 after doing some research ", found By Giannantonio. " As far as I know the 49 has not yet been used in MotoGP. So I'm going to try to use it to write my story and get the number to the top. But MotoGP is a big stage, it's a big challenge for me ».
With this 49, this is what he dreams of: “ One of the dreams I had as a child came true in November, and that was to ride a MotoGP. Now there are others like the first race in Qatar at night, under the lights. Then another dream is to become one of the greatest, get on podiums and win races. And after the real dream is to become world champion, because that means that you are the best of all. This is the goal that I have pursued all my life, it is the big dream " finished Di Giannantonio.
