In Portugal, Fabio Di Giannantonio completes his second weekend for Ducati VR46… and it doesn't turn out the way he imagined. While he had the advantage over his teammate Marco Bezzecchi in Qatar, the latter regained control. Already in difficulty yesterday, “Diggia” could not do better than 14th during qualifying, before achieving an explosive start during the Sprint. Unfortunately, this effort was rewarded with a fall, and nothing else. The learning continues.
Frustrated. This is the word that describes Fabio Di Giannantonio's feeling at the end of this second day in Portugal. “It's a shame about the fall, we really struggled today. I was expecting a step forward from yesterday, but instead I'm losing a lot exiting corners." he confided recently. On Friday, Di Giannantonio found his corner entries botched, a phenomenon somewhat corrected today. But ultimately, it still adds up to zero points.
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Beware of recurrence
Sorry, the pilot who was so brilliant at the end of the 2023 season still got off to a good start. « On the positive side, I had an excellent start, perhaps one of my best. I was recovering, but I made a mistake at turn 11, I didn't engage the gear correctly and I crashed. I'm really sorry for the team, I hope to have a better race tomorrow » he added. That said, he had already crashed in the Sprint in Qatar; This should not happen too often.
Photo: Michelin Motorsport
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Sprint result at the 2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix:
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Cover photo: Michelin Motorsport
