Fabio Di Giannantonio: “If the race was tomorrow, I could be not so bad…”

Fabio di Giannantonio’s delivers the f🐟astest Sprint race simulation on the final day of the Sepang MotoGP test.

Fabio Di Giannantonio, Sepang MotoGP test, 7 February
Fabio Di Giannantonio, Sepang MotoGP test, 7 February

In terms of fastest lap, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio di Giannantonio finished the Sepang MotoGP test in a respectable eighth place (+0.661s).

B♑ut the new VR46 Ducati ride🍒r’s Sprint race simulation was the quickest of all.

The Italian joined only Jorge Martin in dipping into the 1m 57ꦡs, on lap 2 of his long run.

But while the Pramac GP24 rider finished his ten laps having slipped to a ‘58.9, having experienced some tyre grip issues after pu🌊shing so hard early on, di Gi💛annantonio (on the GP23) signed off his run with a ‘58.4s.

Overall, Diggia set an average pace of 1m 58.237s compared with Martin’s 1m 58.390s, although t▨he Spaniard did his run in a hotter part of the day:

Fabio di Giannantonio's Sprint race simulation:

1'58.514
1'57.964
1'58.068
1'58.042
1'58.185
1'58.427
1'58.234
1'58.240
1'58.310
1'58.387

Average: 1m 58.237s

Average lap time during long runs – Day 3

  1. di Giannantonio (Ducati) 1m 58.237s (over 10 laps)*
  2. Martin  (Ducati) 1m 58.390s (over 10 laps)
  3. Bastianini (Ducati) 1m 58.437s (over 10 laps)
  4. Bagnaia (Ducati) 1m 58.457s  (over 10 laps)
  5. A. Espargaro (Aprilia) 1m 58.499s (over 9 laps)
  6. Vinales (Aprilia) 1m 58.545s (over 9 laps)*
  7. M. Marquez (Ducati) 1m 58.556s (over 10 laps)*
  8. Binder (KTM) 1m 58.639s (over 9 laps)*
  9. Acosta (KTM) 1m 58.644s (over 10 laps)
  10. A. Marquez (Ducati) 1m 58.811s (over 10 laps)*
  11. Marini (Honda) 1m 59.083s (over 6 laps)
  12. Mir (Honda) 1m 59.234 (over 10 laps)
  13. Rins (Yamaha) 1m 59.288s (over 9 laps)*
  14. Zarco (Honda) 2m 0.079s (over 10 laps)

* Set late in the afternoon, cooler temps.

It has been a good test for us,” di Giannantonio said. “I think we've been quite fast in more-or-less in everything we've done.&nb🐈sp;

“I’m super proud, super happy because with the team ✃we've reached a great feeling with the bike. We improved quite a lot compared to the last time that we came here in the race.

"I’m happy about the time attack because I enjoyed to push a little bi🅠t and I did it with a bike [set-up] that I didn't like so much. The lap time was not so bad. I think under the official lap record.

“And also in the Sprint simulation, I was quite fast, quite strong. So🌳 I think that there are many, many positives from these three days. 

"I can only be happy and go home💮 wit༺h a big smile.”

Asked if he felt ready 🦄to start the new season, with two days of testing in Qatar still remaining, di Giannantonio hinted at his scorching Sprint 🦄simulation by saying:

Well, if the race was tomorrow, I could be not s🌳o bad๊!"

He added: “We are working a lit✤tle bit to improve side꧂ grip on the rear, especially on consistency through the race. 

༺"But I think this is the main work for 🙈everybody and, as I said, we are in a good moment.”

While di Giannantonio has adapted seamlessly to the GP23, team-mate Marco Bezzecchi still doesn’t feel comfort𒉰able and was only 17th quickest.

Does the GP23 naturally suit di ꦺGiann💟antonio’s style?

“It’s ‘GP22 [t꧒o] GP23’ but now the bikes when they🍸 change, they don't change that much. So the character of the bike is really similar,” said the Qatar 2023 winner.

“For sure the engine is a bit different. How the power comes from your hand is a bit differeജnt. So it's where we work the most on the electronic side and the power delivery.

“But overall the bike is quite - I will not say the same - but the feeling of the bike is quite similar to the ‘22. So my riding style was OK💟 in the last part of last season, and it’s OK already now…”

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