VR46, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio in chorus: “We were looking forward to it.”

The words of the two VR46 riders after the Sepang tests

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The 2024 MotoGP season opens with a fourth and an eighth place for the Pertamina VR46 team: Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi were immediately among the most competitive in the official Sepang test. The former Team Gresini centaur achieved his best time of 1:58.325, while the number 72 finished his best lap in 1:58.605. Following the first day of testing, the two riders, among other topics addressed to the team’s official channels, did not hide their happiness with the return to the track and the sensations they experienced riding the new bike.

“First of all, I am really happy to be back on the track in the new team colors. The day was not è bad, I did a good job with the whole team and we managed to fix some aspects of the bike. In terms of riding, at the Valencia test, I had not been perfect and we needed to make some steps forward. I did not test the dry lap time, but the pace was not bad and I am satisfied. Tomorrow we will continue in this direction, we will make some other changes and then we expect the first time attack also to understand our real level“ these the statements of Marco Bezzecchi. 

"I am very happy, I was looking forward to it. The feelings are really good, I hit the day’s goal right away. I wanted to restart from the feeling I had in Valencia and start taking a step forward. We succeeded immediately and the session èclosed on a crescendo. The’atmosphere è great, I am already faster than last year and tomorrow we will continue to work on the’front. Overall, a good first day of school" this, however, the opinion of Fabio Di Giannantonio.