Fabio Di Giannantonio is cautiously assured that his front-end woes finally 12 months’s GP25 are a factor of the previous, however is reserving remaining judgment till Buriram.
The VR46 Ducati rider guided the revised GP26 to 3rd place on the Sepang MotoGP check timesheet, regardless of not having the chance to check out the “full bundle” of his favourite components on the identical time.
Nonetheless, regardless of making an attempt totally different {hardware} and setup choices over the three days, Fabio Di Giannantonio had a persistently good really feel on the entrance.
“I am actually proud of the final three days of testing as a result of I believe the velocity was at all times there and so was the sensation,” he stated.
“Regardless of how I ran, I did not have any gradual laps, so I am happy.
“We tried loads of issues when it comes to setup and tried new components within the chassis and aero.
“Yesterday’s rain was disappointing as we wanted a number of extra runs to finish the total bundle.
“I believe we’ll see the total bundle collectively in Thailand.”
Fabio Di Giannantonio, 2026 Sepang MotoGP Check (Gold & Goose).
Di Giannantonio’s finest lap within the check was 1:56.785 within the remaining morning, however he was barely slower within the afternoon at 1:57.093.
“We tried one thing within the afternoon time assault to enhance, but it surely was the opposite means round. We nonetheless clocked 57.0 seconds, an ideal lap, but it surely wasn’t the most effective bundle for us.”
After the 2025 season, when the GP25’s entrance really feel might change dramatically from session to session, Di Giannantonio used the phrase “predictable” to explain the GP26’s efficiency.
“The largest drawback for me was discovering consistency within the really feel from the entrance,” he admitted.
“And right here, kind of, with all of the (modifications) we made, the entrance feels higher, in order that’s already a very good enchancment.”
The massive query now’s whether or not that predictability will carry over into the ultimate check in Buriram later this month.
“Let’s examine if we will reproduce it in numerous circumstances in Thailand. That is the important thing,” Di Giannantonio stated.
However the Italian insisted the excessive grip ranges on the finish of the Sepang check have been nonetheless “life like”.
“Now the grip ranges in Malaysia are at all times good after which (by the top of the race weekend) they get actually good. So the highway circumstances (on the time of testing) have been nonetheless inside the vary the place I might perceive what I used to be making an attempt to do.”
Teammate Franco Morbidelli set the seventh quickest time within the satellite tv for pc automobile, however later denied that the automobile might be referred to as a GP25.
