In Sunday’s race at Spielberg, the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team gets 5 points with Franco Morbidelli. Technical issue for Fabio Di Giannantonio, who doesn’t finish the race.
The comeback from the summer break is tough for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, that struggles in Sunday’s race of the Austrian GP. The team gets some points for the championship with Franco Morbidelli, who is eleventh. A technical issue stops Fabio Di Giannantonio with eight laps to go.
Morbidelli’s starts from the third row was hard, but he fought from the start for the positions close to the Top10. Franco crossed the finish line at Spielberg in eleventh place, and he is back in fifth position in the World Standings with 144 points.
Unlucky race for Di Giannantonio, who couldn’t express his potential. Fabio started from the fifth row, and he tried to recover some places. He couldn’t bounce back as he had a technical issue at eight laps to go. The #49 rider is sixth in the World Standings with the same points than his teammate.
The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team is back on track in few days for the Hungary GP. It will be the first MotoGP race weekend at Balaton Park, where the fourteenth round of the 2025 season will be held.
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
“At the race start we had a better pace than the riders ahead of us, but I didn't want to burn out the tyres right away. Our strategy was to manage and to fight at the end with better tyres. Then, I made a mistake. It was a patience race, but we couldn’t finish it because we had a technical issue that stopped the bike. I had already felt something particular at the beginning, but nothing serious. Luckily, I am ok. It’s part of the game; we have to react and keep working being united with the team and Ducati.”
FRANCO MORBIDELLI
“Unfortunately, the race was tough, it’s complicated to gain positions starting behind. I could see that the other drivers ahead of me were setting a similar pace to mine, so I had to make some big overtakes to make up some ground. Overall, in this comeback weekend in Austria we had a good feeling. The speed was there, even if I got stuck in the traffic both in the Sprint and in Sunday’s race. We have confidence, we are aware that we arrive to the next race with much work to do, but we are eager to get started again.”
PABLO NIETO - TEAM MANAGER
“Obviously, that was not the result we expected in this first weekend after the summer break. The weekend was difficult for many reasons; let’s say that, for one reason or another, we’ve never found the right feeling to be with the top guys. Now, we have to analyze some data to understand what happened and to arrive to Balaton Park more eager than ever to come back to the places we deserve. We’ve been to Hungary to ride with the Panigale V4 two weeks ago, so that experience will help us to understand better the track in the first sessions.”
