Surprisingly, none of Franco Morbidelli's 21 grand prix podiums have come in any of his 🍸home Italian-based rounds at Mugello or Misano.

Instead his best home finish is fourth at Mugello during his 2017 Mꦐoto2 title winning season.

A top-four this weekend for Petronas Yamaha would seal Morb﷽idelli's best-ever MotoGP result, but at the very least he expects to better last year's 15th on a Marc VDS Honda.

"I'm very happy to be going to Mugello," Morbidelli said. "It's a track where I used to watch great riders on television and [as an Italian] it's one of the fi🌱rst tracks where you rཧace big bikes. The crowd and the atmosphere with all the people on the hills always makes it special.

"This is always a race with a lot ofꦫ emotion for me. I also feel some pressure, because I haven't had great results here,ဣ so I hope I'm faster than last year and my results will be better than ever.

😼"The results have been good so far this year and I♚ have a lot of confidence in the team and the bike. I'm looking forward to meeting all the fans and I hope to have a good race. It's just great to be at Mugello!"

Morbidel♑li, fifth in Austin, is currently tied on with Cal 🉐Crutchlow (LCR Honda) for seventh in the world championship, eight points behind top satellite rider Jack Miller (Pramac Ducati).