Fabio Di Giannantonio remained discreet in his comments on the GP26, considering that the test conditions were unusual.
Although he rides for the VR46 team, which remains a satellite team of Ducati, Fabio DiGiannantonio He benefits from the latest Desmosedici, just like the two factory team riders. After participating this season on the GP25, he got a glimpse of what the GP26 will be like during the Valencia test.
However, the Italian rider remained discreet in his comments, explaining that he hadn't tested the GP26 itself, but rather developments for the upcoming season. While he finished seventh in the test, he took this result with a grain of salt given the very unusual day, with cool temperatures and a track that remained damp for a long time, in addition to the specific characteristics of the Ricardo Tormo circuit – conditions which, in his opinion, were not ideal for an end-of-season test.
"I was given certain things to try just to understand if the engineers are heading in the right direction for the 2026 bike, and it aligned with our feedback, so the objective for the day was achieved.", did he declare. "It was very important because sometimes engineers make calculations, but when you get on the track the answer is different. In any case, it was only the first step in understanding what to do for next year."
“And then Valencia is the last test of the year and everyone is tired, not to mention the fact that the track conditions weren't optimal. It was cold and the circuit might not be ideal for trying out many things. For the first time, I was able to give my feedback to Ducati because that wasn't possible last year.” [He was injured and absent, editor's note.] So I enjoyed the day.
By Giannantonio is being cautious and is waiting to really discover the GP26 during the Malaysian test, which will take place in early 2026. "It's still too early to form an opinion. I don't feel I can say that everything has been better, worse, or that some things are better than others. I believe it was important to give my opinion and to make sure it was aligned with the engineers' data.", he concluded.
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