Fabio di Giannantonio rues start issue after missing podium in Americas GP sprint

The VR46 rider cou✅ld never fully recover from his poor start in the half-distance race at Austin.

Race start
Race start
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Fabio di Giannantonio says VR46 needs more time to improve t🐽he electronics on his Ducati 💝after missing out on a potential podium in the Americas Grand Prix sprint due to a slow start.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Di Giannantonio excelled in qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday to168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: book a spot on the front row, lapping just a tenth slower than polesitter 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez.

However, his chances were severely compromised by a sluggish la🦹unch, as he dropped from second on the grid to seventh on the opening lap.

The Italian then spent much of the race battling with his VR46 teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli and the Yamaha of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo, ultimately finishing fourth and seven seconds 🦄off the rostrum.

But the 26-year-old suggested that the podium may have been within reach, as he found that his pace was similar to third-place finisher and factory Ducati rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia.

Having concluded that his poor getaway was down to electronics rather than a rider error, di Giannantonio told MotoGP.com: “𒆙I think we have to improve starts.

“I’m happy about my 🍃performance in the start because we saw the data and everything, we analysed it [and] I’m doing all the maneovures right.

“We ♍just need some m🐷ore time to put better the electronics side of the bike. Som a pity for the start.

“It was not possible after the start to already be with the front guys, ♎with Marc, Alex [Marquez] and Pecco. It caused some problems with the guys in the back.

“Aparღt from this, I think we have done a good race. I think we had the pace to be with Pecco, ꧟but also with Alex, without all the overtakes and all these things.

“But I have to be happy, the best result, front row this morning aft🍃er Q2. Seems like we are keeping the momentuওm going and we are going better and better.”

Di Giannantonio’s teammate Morbi♐delli took the chequered flag in fifth place after fending off Yamaha rival Quartararo.

Morbidelli said his pace was affected by ♏an undisclosed issue, but he was content to secure another top-five result after finishing on the podium last time out in Argentina.

“Iit was a🎉 really tough sprint. I had problems I didn't have this morning [in qualifying]♔,” he explained.

“So꧋ I struggled throughout the whole race to handle the lack of feeling ahead and ther💟e was a nice battle between Diggia, [Pedro] Acosta and Quartararo.

“Finally a P5, which is okay, which is good. It's not a bad result. We will try to do better tomorrow.”
 

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