Good start for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team in Argentina, Fabio Di Giannantonio is second in the Practice and secures a spot in Q2. Franco Morbidelli finishes twelfth the first day.
The Argentina GP starts with a smile for Fabio Di Giannantonio. The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team rider demonstrated his potential during Friday's practice, finishing second and securing a spot in Q2, despite not being at his full strength. Franco Morbidelli struggles a bit more in this Day 1 at Termas de Rio Hondo, but he is close to the Top10 with his twelfth time.
Right from the FP1, Fabio showed a good potential, improving his laptimes in the Practice session. With an incredible time attack (1’37”430), Di Giannantonio was second, just one tenth far from the fastest of the day. It's an impressive result for the Roman rider, who is still getting familiar with the Desmosedici GP25 after riding it for the first time at the Thai GP. Moreover, he’s still not at his 100% after the shoulder surgery.
Franco faced more challenges on the first day in Termas de Río Hondo, finishing in twelfth place. Although his time of 1'37"931 didn't secure him a spot in Q2, Morbidelli was consistently in the Top 10 throughout the day.
The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team is back on track on Satruday for the qualifying, that will start at 10:50 am (local time, -4 CET), while the Sprint will start at 3 pm (local time).
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
“I am really happy, we did an incredible job with the team. We improved a lot the bike, we know this is our second race, it’s like a test because we didn’t make any kilometers with the bike, and we’re getting to know the Desmosedici GP25 lap by lap. I’m really proud of my team, they understood my needs and they gave me a really good bike. I am happy to be back at our level and to fight for top places. We have a good potential, and we know that we can do great things, now I’m getting better physically and the goal for tomorrow is to continue working like this, getting a good spot on the grid and then fight for the win.”
FRANCO MORBIDELLI
“I wasn’t feeling good in the fast corners, and I was losing a lot there. I’ve been struggling, but I was almost in Q2, and I’ve been there all day long. Tomorrow the fight for the Q2 spots will be very tricky, we know how it works, hopefully I won’t struggle. But I’m confident and I trust my team, even if today was not perfect, we did the maximum and I’m sure we will improve on Saturday. The goal is to secure the Q2 and then fight for the best place possible on the grid to be as close as I can to the top guys in the Sprint.”
