Di Giannantonio positive seventh in the Sprint at Mugello
#ItalianGP- 01st June 2024

The rider of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team continues his streak of positive results with another Top10 finish. Marco Bezzecchi recovers till the 11th place

Scarperia (Italy), June 1st 2024 - Fabio Di Giannantonio scores another important Top10 finish on the Ducati Desmosedici GP of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team. In front of his home crowd at Mugello, he crossed the finishing line in seventh place. Marco Bezzecchi is 11th after a good comeback.

Starting from P14, Fabio made an excellent start. Immediately in the slip stream of the group of the strongest guys and able to set a solid and constant pace, he once again finishes in the Top10 and rises to 65 points in the general standings (P9).

Good start from the 16th place also for Marco who is in P15 at the end of the first lap. Fighting to move up the standings, he remains on the limits of the points zone. On the eve of the GP (tomorrow, 02.00 pm local time) he is 11th with 42 points.

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Marco Bezzecchi - 72

I had a good start then, at the first corner, I don't know why, Alex (Rins) braked very early and I lost all the advantage. It's a shame, but we have a lot of data and we were very strong in braking. Not the best result, but a positive end to the day. For tomorrow I feel good, I'll start from behind, it will be complicated, but the cheering will make the difference. I'm also happy with my helmet, BeZen - Stay calm. It's a difficult time, many give me advices, they are nice, but the most common thought is: "come on Marco, stay calm!". And it's something I hate to be honest, but it represents my emotions. Then also the word Zen, it's a song by an Italian group that I really like, the lyrics are incredible.

Fabio Di Giannantonio - 49

A shame, not so much for the race, I'm happy overall, more for the cancelled lap in qualifying. It was in line with the one done by Pecco (Bagnaia) and it would have meant starting ahead into the grid. With this format, qualifying is really crucial for the race, but we still showed that we did a good job with the Team and that we have good potential. I started well, I made a lot of overtaking at the beginning, in the first lap I mean, Viñales and Binder were close too, but staying in the slipstream, the front tire overheated a lot. Tomorrow it will be important to make another start like this and put myself in a situation where I have a clear track in front.