Bitter Sprint for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team in Misano
#SanMarinoGP- 07th September 2024

A premature epilogue, six laps from the checkered flag, with Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio both forced to retire due to a crash

Misano Adriatico (Italy), September 7th 2024 - Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio are both forced to retire in the Sprint of the San Marino GP (tomorrow at 02.00 pm local time). Both down due to a crash, they return to the pits respectively during the fifth and sixth laps.

Starting from the third spot of the front row after a great qualifying, Marco loses ground at the start. Caught in the battle of the first corner, he is eighth at the end of the first lap. In an attempt to recover positions, he crashes when he was in the slipstream of the P8. He remains 12th in the general standings with 82 points.

Suffering from a shoulder pain, P14 in qualifying, but a good start for Fabio, in 13th place. Also on the ground during the second lap, he gets back on the Ducati Desmosedici GP and then retires definitively six laps from the checkered flag. He confirms his P9 overall with 112 points.

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Marco Bezzecchi - 72

It's a shame to have finished the day in the gravel, it could have been a great Saturday. I didn't start badly, but here too, at the first corner, I couldn't brake as I wanted and the starting device didn't unlock. I lost ground, then I tried to recover but I had a strange feeling on the front on the left side. I touched the white line at turn 2, I lost the front and I couldn't do anything to avoid the crash. Tomorrow will be very tough, the Top 5 is a possibility and the podium is a dream. Let's not give up.

Fabio Di Giannantonio - 49

We still have to look at the data well, but I went wide at turn 12, I took some dirt and lost the front in the middle of the corner. I couldn't do anything, we were recovering. We made a change at the last minute, the sensations were positive and I was keeping a good pace. It's a shame, after the crash I tried to lift the bike and, due to the adrenaline, I made an effort with my painful shoulder, not the best for my physical condition. Let's go back to the data, let's try to have a good race in front of the home crowd.