The dash podium at Valencia MotoGP was earned after Fabio Di Giannantonio’s second entrance row spot in qualifying for 2025, however the Italian nonetheless needed to combat his approach ahead.
Di Giannantonio had a poor begin and fell again to fifth place early on, however a 13-lap MotoGP dash overtook Fabio Quartararo and Raul Fernandez to safe Saturday’s podium spot, the place he was third at Misano.
Nevertheless, the VR46 Racing Group rider mentioned after the race that this begin was an indication of one thing he, the crew and Ducati have been attempting to unravel all 12 months.
Fabio Di Giannantonio mentioned after the dash: “We are attempting to cooperate rather a lot with Ducati, as a result of the begins on our bike are fairly erratic. It is the identical as the sensation this 12 months.”
“So we are attempting to enhance this.
“Sadly as we speak I had a nasty begin, misplaced some positions and located it tough to get near Pedro (Acosta) and Alex (Marquez).”
Concerning the beginning itself, he added:
“So I am attempting to know how I can put together higher to have a sure efficiency at the beginning, however I am not there but, as a result of this morning I had the most effective begin on Ducati this weekend after QP (qualifying). Within the races after that I in all probability had the (worst) begin, however my steering was the identical. I’ve to enhance anyway.”
Di Giannantonio wasn’t the one entrance row starter to get off to a nasty begin on the Valencia Dash. Marco Bezzecchi rose from pole place early on to sixth, however an issue along with his holeshot machine compelled him to recuperate to fifth on the finish.
