MotoGP Qatar J2, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati/Q7-S. AB): “finding yourself on the ground when the peloton is so dense is far from reassuring”

Fabio di Giannantonio unfortunately did not see the checkered flag in the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint race, the 2024 MotoGP kick-off, having been forced to retire following an early crash. Fortunately, he escaped physically unscathed. Starting seventh, he hit the tarmac at turn 11 while fighting at the front. Despite this spectacular fall which left him immobilized in the middle of the circuit, he managed to get up and return to the pits…

That's what's called being in for a good scare and anyone who triumphed a few months ago in MotoGP on the same Losail track would have been fine without it. Especially since he still doesn't know how he could have found himself thrown off his yellow GP23. VR46 in the middle of the peloton chasing after him...

Fabio DiGiannantonio shared his post-race feelings: “ what frustration, it was certainly not the start to the season that we had envisaged after our efforts in pre-season ».

Fabio Di Giannantonio: “ I was lucky in my misfortune »

Then he begins with his misadventure: “ fortunately, I was lucky in my misfortune, because the fall could have had more serious consequences. I felt in harmony with the bike and I found a good rhythm from practice. We had made some adjustments before the race, and I was enjoying competing against the others, until suddenly, I find myself thrown onto the asphalt ».

« The fall happened unexpectedly, and we need to analyze precisely what happened. This kind of highside is rare in MotoGP, and finding yourself on the ground when the peloton is so dense is far from reassuring » mentions the Italian who concludes: “ doing more the main thing is that I am safe and sound. We will focus on tomorrow's Grand Prix and give our best ».

MotoGP, Qatar J2: the starting grid

MotoGP, Qatar J2: Sprint Race 

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