Franco Morbidelli, after his superb third place in the Sprint of the Grand Prix of San Marino and Rimini Riviera, was more than ready to fight for victory in Sunday's main race. However, while he was fighting for the lead, a crash ruined his hopes of victory when rain began to fall on the Misano circuit.
The Team's Italian-Brazilian driver Bow Ducati had shown great ambitions from the first laps. He set the fastest lap of the race and was catching up Pecco Bagnaia et Jorge Martin. His confidence and pace suggested he was capable of playing leading roles. But fate decided otherwise.
While irregular showers wet some sections of the circuit, Morbidely pushed his Ducati a little too loud. I'm fine, but it's really a shame I made this mistake. " he said, disappointed. I didn't want to be too careful when the rain started to fall. I wanted to fight for victory, but clearly, I put too much pressure on my front tire »
Franco Morbidelli fell shortly before his teammate George Martin don't take the risk of changing motorcycles. It's been so long since I won a race, and This time I really felt it was possible. I wanted to take that risk, but it wasn't worth it. Nobody really knows how these races in the rain can evolve. »
Franco Morbidelli: “ I thought the rain was going to stop, so I wanted to make a difference at that moment »
As for the tactic of changing bikes, Morbidely admitted that he had not thought about it. I thought the rain was going to stop, so I wanted to make a difference at that moment. But I put too much pressure »
After his fall, Franco turned off the engine and resigned himself to thinking about the next race at Misano, scheduled in two weeks for the Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna. Despite his disappointment, Morbidely kept a positive attitude, insisting he felt very good on the bike this weekend.
« I felt really good. I wanted to win and I did everything I could to achieve that. " he commented with determination. Despite this fall, Franco Morbidelli has shown that he is well and truly back in the foreground. With the tests coming soon and a new race to Misano, he hopes to capitalize on the progress made and fight again for the top spots in the coming weeks.
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