VR46: Marco Bezzecchi half satisfied, while Fabio Di Giannantonio is lapidary
The words of the two VR46 drivers after the Sprint Race of the Portimao Gp
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The Sprint Race of the Portuguese Grand Prix once again highlighted the difficulties of adaptation to the new Pertamina Enduro VR46 by Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio, who both finished outside the points zone. At the end of the race, the two centaurs hotly analyzed their performance to the official channels of Pertamina Enduro VR46.
"I’m quite happy with what I did in qualifying, the gap from the leaders, compared to Qatar, è very reduced. In the race, however, I made a mistake right away at the start, with the clutch I struggled, the bike è wheelies a lot and I lost in acceleration. Unfortunately, on the Sprint è it is really difficult to recover, also considering that, despite the step forward, I still don't have the same feeling as last year when riding. For tomorrow I hope to do better, sinceé we are not bad on the race pace" this is the thought of Marco Bezzecchi, who finished in 11th place and out of the points zone.
As for, Fabio Di Giannantonio, to the official channels, he did not hide his disappointment for the fall, which forced him to leave the race prematurely: "I am very sorry for the fall, today we struggled a lot. I expected a step forward from yesterday, instead, I lose a lot in the exit especially at five and in the last sector. We have to understand the reason and continue to work to find the feeling with the bike as soon as possible.
"On the positive notes instead, I had a very good sprint at the start, maybe one of my best starts. I was catching up, but I made a mistake in turn 11, didn’t put the gear in right and slipped. I feel very sorry for the team, I hope to have a better race tomorrow".
