VR46, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio happy with a particular

The words of Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio

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Qatar è staged the first day of the last official MotoGP tests. On the Losail track, where in just under three weeks the World Championship kicks off (March 8-10 next, ed), Fabio Di Giannantonio è immediately among the fastest in the Top5, completing 41 laps and signing a good 1:52.467, a chrono that is worth a gap of just over four tenths from the top (Bagnaia, 1:52.040 ed). 

Also productive day for Marco Bezzecchi, currently 11th in the combined. The Romagna centaur, still searching for the right balance of the basic setting of his Ducati Desmosedici GP, stopped the stopwatch at 1:52.799 with 62 total laps, with one session still available Tuesday.

Both riders of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team wanted to emphasize the improvement in braking. "I am happy, although from the ranking it does not seem, è it was a very positive day – admitted Bez' to the team official channels -. Compared to Malaysia, I have a good feeling and also the pace è similar to that of the fastest. On the time attack I have to work on it, but I don’t want to say too much, in Sepang I crashed twice. I made a good step in braking, the style of this bike è very different on this aspect than the GP22. I made some changes, I still need some’ time, but I am satisfied".

"I am very happy with this first day of work, it was very important to restart from the same sensations as in Malaysia and we have succeeded – the words of Di Giannantonio -. I lapped strong all day, even with used tires and with what we think will be the compound that we will then actually use in the race weekend. Tomorrow we will focus on fixing some details, but we are in good shape and I am satisfied. We also compared data from last year and I made a good step in terms of engine braking. The feeling with the front is not è still not perfect, we have to find a balance between riding style and the limit of the bike".