We have to face the facts: Danilo Petrucci can no longer do it. The one who was to reveal himself in contact with Andrea Dovizioso who would have taken charge of him to better shape him into a model teammate is, for nine consecutive races, the Petrux that we have always known within the Pramac satellite team. However, he is now a Ducati official who is preparing to end the season by defending a place in the top 5 against Fabio Quartararo. While he could, before the winter break, seriously hope for a position in the final top three. In Malaysia, Petrucci barely remained in the top 10…
Danilo Petrucci heads the bad days, and he has good reasons for it. With his GP19, he can no longer do it and it has been this way since the start of the second part of the season. Some flashes in practice and other qualifications allowed him to hang on to the branches, but in the race, he was no longer the one we could count on.
The high point of his campaign was June 2, the day Danilo Petrucci celebrated his first MotoGP victory in his Italian Grand Prix at Mugello. But since then, there hasn't been much to say about the Ducati factory rider. For nine races, he has not been ranked in the top six. His declared goal, third place in the world championship, is nothing more than a distant memory.
En Malaysia, this bad trend was confirmed: “ it was a very, very difficult race », regretted the 29-year-old Italian after his trip to Sepang. “ During the last six laps I felt very strong vibrations on the rear wheel. We don't know why yet, but it was a nightmare. In some corners it was very difficult to maintain speed. It's a shame, because I had moved up a few positions. I followed Jack Miller, but in the end it was really impossible to drive. It was very difficult to finish the race. »
« I thought I had a technical problem. In the data, we also saw these vibrations, which are no longer just vibrations, but actually straight jumps. Especially in turns 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, so many turns where I was driving like it was wet » sighs “Petrux”. “ The tire was safe, but we don't know if the problem was tire wear. We need to check because the tire has lost a lot of its efficiency “, said the Ducati rider.
« Yet I do my best “, assures Petrux, dejected. “ In the first half of the race I was on Fabio Quartararo. He probably wasn't as fit as he was in the practice sessions, but I was there. I just have a lot of difficulty when it lacks grip. With this lack of grip, it is very difficult for me to gain speed in the curve. My excess weight doesn't help me herei »
« I'm not happy. But I gave it my all and I would definitely like to be at the front. We continue to fight for the top 5 in the championship, even though we were still fighting for the top three only a few races ago », also recognizes the winner of Mugello, who is fifth in the standings of championnat ahead of the season finale in Valencia on November 17, but only with four points more than fabio quartararo.
MotoGP Malaysia Sepang J3: classification
