VR46-Fabio Di Giannantonio: there is feeling, struggles instead Marco Bezzecchi

The words of Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi

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Ended the first on-track event of the 2024 season for the newly formed Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team in Sepang where the first official MotoGP tests come to a close. Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi, riding the Ducati Fluo Stream, close in the wake of the strongest, respectively in P8 and P15 in the three-day combined. 

55 laps also in today’s day for Fabio, who still improves his time. In the morning, he stopped the stopwatch at 1'57.343 and then devoted himself to a more than positive and convincing Sprint race simulation in the afternoon. A small slip at Turn 9 before lunch, without consequences, and then the head already; to the next test in Qatar in just under two weeks (February 19-20 next ed.). 

Fair balance for Marco, who fails to go beyond yesterday’1'57.867. He completed 56 laps and gave up the dry lap attempt to focus on tuning. Also for him a small fall in the final corner 5. 

"I return to Italy with a smile, if I have to give a grade to this test, I would say 9 out of 10 said Di Giannantonio to the team’s official channels -. The feeling è was good right away, even the time attack was not bad. I really enjoyed this morning, but the thing that charges me the most è è the result and the feelings during the simulation this afternoon, when it was really hot on the track. We were fast, all the signs are positive. The GP23 è so much more powerful, also in terms of traction and it has a different confidence on the front end. I’m tired, at the physical level I have to recover a little bit’, but I can’t wait to get back on track in Qatar".

"We close this first test with a day a bit’ complicated – admitted Bezzecchi -. We had a small problem on the bike and we opted not to attempt the time attack. I preferred to work on the riding style again, I am struggling a little bit. The bike è very fast, but I am still not comfortable, I have to adapt and that still takes a little’ time. In braking and acceleration, the sensations are different from the GP22. I have not yet been able to bring the package to the limit, which is the reason why we continue by step and leave aside for a moment dry lap and simulation ahead of Qatar".