The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team clinches the fourth place in the German GP Sprint with Fabio Di Giannantonio. Franco Morbidelli crashed and was transferred to the Chemnitz Hospital for further evaluations on his left collarbone.
Bittersweet Saturday for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team at Sachsenring: Fabio Di Giannantonio was very close to the Sprint podium being fourth at the finish line. Franco Morbidelli crashed while he was fighting for the top positions, and he was transferred to the medical center for assessments.
Di Giannantonio, who lead the dry sessions on Friday, was eighth in wet qualifying (1:29.327). Fabio started from the third row, and he was right away in the fight for the top places in the wet Sprint. The Roman rider was very close to the podium by finishing the Saturday race in fourth place. He gains a position in the World Standings, where he sits in fourth with 142 points.
Morbidelly had a bitter Saturday, he started the day securing the second row in qualifying. Franco was fourth on the grid (1:28.650) and he started well in the German GP Sprint, being a contender for the top position. He had a heavy crash at Turn 8 of the third lap when he was second, and he couldn’t finish the race. The #21 rider was taken to the medical center of the circuit, where he was diagnosed with a severe contusion to the left collarbone and will be transferred to Chemnitz Hospital for further evaluation.
The German GP will end tomorrow with the main race, which will start at 2 p.m. (local time CET).
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
“First of all, I want to wish a speed recovery to Franco, I saw the crash, I hope he comes back really soon. About the race, we did a good Sprint, the pace was really good, at the beginning I was able to fight with other top riders. It was a good race because we started from the third row and we needed to make another comeback, we achieved it. It was a pity for the end, we couldn’t reach the podium, Quartararo was accelerating so well, so it was difficult for me to attack him. But overall we have to be happy because we’ve never felt so comfortable on wet, but now the feeling is coming back, so it’s good. We have to work for the wet conditions, but we did some steps during the day and the feeling is improving, this is good also for the next races in rain. We take the positive. For tomorrow, the start will be crucial, on this track is difficult to overtake, I know that we have a good pace, I want to perform well and have fun.”
