Franco Morbidelli is a happy man at Silverstone. Despite disappointing results in the first part of the season - however offset by significant progress - the Italian found himself a ride with Ducati VR46 in 2025. Unlike Fabio Di Giannantonio who will benefit from a 2025 factory motorcycle , “Franky” will have to settle for a GP24 from this year, therefore. It's still better than being in Superbike at your young age, which is what his previous results (notably during the 2022 season) might suggest. In short, he bounced back well.
Obviously, Morbidelli talked more about his return to the VR46 rather than his Practice, finished in 11th place. This also means that he will have to go through Q1. At GPOne microphones, he speaks about his signature. « Finally, I always won on an old machine when I was at Yamaha. It was riding a 1 YZR-M2019 that I was vice-world champion in 2020. If it is confirmed, I will be satisfied with it” he clarified. It is worth remembering that the official announcement of this signing has still not been made.
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Franco Morbidelli knows the VR46 Academy well, since he is the first world champion to have left it, during the 2017 Moto2 season. « That would be a great story, I would come full circle. It would be nice to give back to VR46 what they gave me with good results. We'll see what happens, because for now, I'm focused on the race weekend » he added.
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First of all, it's time for action at Silverstone. And he didn't start his weekend in the best possible way after a successful German Grand Prix. « I wasn't missing much. I felt good on the fast lap, it was only afterwards that I saw that I wasn't going fast enough. I lack explosiveness, and today it was even more obvious. My speed is not bad, I just have to progress because the others took a step forward between this morning and this afternoon. » he concluded.
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Practice result at the 2024 British Grand Prix:
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Cover photo: Michelin Motorsport
