The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team ends the French GP in fourth place with Fabio Di Giannantonio, who confirms his Top3 place in the World Standing. Franco Morbidelli is fourteenth.
The French GP ends on a positive note for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, which secures the fourth place with Fabio Di Giannantonio in Sunday’s race: he’s the best Ducati rider at the finish line and confirms his Top3 place in the World Standing. Franco Morbidelli recovers some positions, and he is fourteenth at the chequered flag.
Di Giannantonio – who started from the front row – had a solid race and he was in the podium fight right from the opening laps. Fabio showed a good pace during all the 27 laps playing again a key role with great overtakes. The rider from Rome crossed the finish line in fourth place, confirming himself as the best Ducati rider at the end of the French GP. With today’s result, Di Giannantonio is in Top3 in the World Standing with 84 points.
It was a challenging Sunday for Morbidelli, who had a difficult start from the sixth row: lap after lap, Franco managed to recover some position with a little comeback in the final stages of the race. The Italian Brazilian rider crossed the finish line in fourteenth place after dropping one position in the final laps. With the result of the French GP, Morbidelli is fifteenth in the World Standing with 27 points.
The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team is back on track this week for the Catalunya GP, which will take place at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya from 15th to 17th May.
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
“I am very happy with the work of my team and mine, because we did the maximum today. In the race, we tried to keep the change we did this morning and it’s always difficult to confirm it in the few laps of the warm up. But the guys did an incredible job, and this helped me a lot in the race. At the start, I realized I was struggling more than the riders at the front, so I would have given the 120% to stay with them. So, I decided to manage a bit and try to do the maximum in terms of consistency. Overall, I am happy, we lost some points in the championship, but we confirm the third place. In Jerez test we worked well to try to fill the gap and here in Le Mans we took the best direction for us, but there’s still some work to do because today we were only fourth.”
FRANCO MORBIDELLI
“Today, I couldn’t be fast as I wanted and I was locked in the traffic far behind. Overall, we’re still struggling to manage the new package, but the positive note is that we completed the race getting some points and we collected some important information. Laps and data can show more the problems; this is important and what we need to keep improving. We continue our work and I am sure we will find a way to be back at the front.”
PABLO NIETO
“The Le Mans weekend was positive, I think we are working very well. With Diggia, we secured the fourth place in today’s race, it’s a pity just for the start of yesterday’s Sprint. But in Qualifying, we were fourth and we proved to play always key roles, that is the most important thing. Of course, when you’re not on the podium, it’s a bit bittersweet, but we must say that we did a great job. With Franky, we work to find the perfect feeling, because he deserves to be more in front. But I think that we found something that can be good for the next race in Barcelona. We keep working in this direction.”
