Fabio Di Giannantonio was the revelation of the end of the 2023 MotoGP season, demonstrating that this sport is above all mental. Driven by the energy of despair at seeing himself out of the Grand Prix paddock forever, which would have been almost synonymous with the end of his career, the Gresini driver showed himself in a conquering light, revealing a talent that the we no longer expected to see. A saving start which allowed him to get back on track and in value on a transfer market shaken by the decision of Marc Marquez to leave Honda. In which Luca Marini saw an opportunity, freeing up a place for a “DiGia” who did not ask for time…
Because the winner of Qatar Grand Prix stay with the winning machine Ducati and joined the compatriots of the VR46 without ever having a day as a student of the academy of Valentino Rossi to blame themselves... And then, we will remember that the men of Tavullia had rather set their sights on the 18-year-old Spanish hope Fermin Aldeguer, also achieving a thunderous finish, but in Moto2…
« Fabio Di Giannantonio literally shifted gears«
In comments on motorsport.com relayed by motorcyclesports, Uccio Salucci returned to this final sprint experienced on the transfer market. And he wants to clarify this on Fabio DiGiannantonio : " it's not true that he was only strong before or after signing. He was strong for two months ". And he explains what was the trigger for his compatriot, and now pilot: “ I analyze things, race by race, turn by turn, and he literally changed gears ».
He adds : " I also spoke to Gigi Dall'Igna about this to understand technical motivation, and he told me that it's never just one motivation. There are always three or four aspects that change the situation. Therefore, they installed a shock absorber that works, an acceleration map that was missing. It gave him motivation ". A mental sport, without a doubt...
