Franco Morbidelli made an honorable performance during a Thai Grand Prix which started from fourth position and finished in sixth place. A ranking which brought valuable points to his team Petronas in the championship while he can be satisfied with the fact of having finished ahead of his academy director Valentino Rossi. That being said, he also knows that there are two other Yamahas in front of him, including that of his teammate Fabio Quartararo…
Franco Morbidelli made a reason that the facts imposed on him: he is dominated by his teammate fabio quartararo and he readily admits: “ Fabio is doing something incredible while I'm just doing my job. » In Buriram, the 2 Moto2017 world champion fought for fourth place with the official Ducati Andrea Dovizioso, before succumbing to the Suzuki ofAlex Rins. After 26 rounds, Morbidely crossed the finish line 14,6 seconds behind winner Marc Márquez.
« A positive race. Aragón could have been too, but here we showed our good potential. We now have to reach the level of the two Yamahas in front and I will try to get there at the next race in Japan » announced Morbido after the Thai race.
He adds " This time I was faster than Valentino Rossi. I was able to distance myself. It's not bad, but in Thailand five drivers were faster than me, so I have to be even better. The others can go through the turns faster and are more comfortable on their motorcycle. In these areas I still have to work. »
With this performance, added to that of Quarterly, Petronas Yamaha is in fourth place in the team rankings. The Malaysian colors are now ahead of the official Ecstar Suzuki team. It is the best customer team behind the Ducati, Honda and Yamaha factory teams! “ I think we both do a decent job, especially Fabio. What he shows is truly fantastic! We are far ahead of the second satellite team. We even fight with the Yamaha and Suzuki factory teams. It's impressive. »
MotoGP Thailand Buriram J3: classification
