A bit it bothers me
Fabio Di Giannantonio does not hide Fabio Di Giannantonio in the post-race of the Italian GP, he speaks clearly after the fifth place at Mugello: a result with two faces, because on one side there is the comeback from the seventh starting position – which had even become 11th after the chaos at turn 1 – but on the other side there is the regret for not having achieved a podium in front of the tricolor crowd, who instead were able to celebrate Bezzecchi and Bagnaia.
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“On a personal level it is obviously always nice when you pass many riders and also champions – commented the VR46 rider at the end of the GP – it is always a pleasure because it means your performance was good. But at the same time I wanted something more here at Mugello. But it’s normal: if you race your home race you always want to try to win, so a bit it bothers me“.
Tricolor derby
Di Giannantonio also made very interesting observations on the Ducati-Aprilia comparison, which he was able to observe closely in his duel with Ai Ogura: “The Aprilias make an entry into the corner that is incredible. I did many laps behind him and tried to carry his same speed in the corner many times and the difference I saw is that he, carrying that speed – which is not even that exaggerated – always manages to turn well. I instead always have to underperform the corner entry to find myself in the right apex point for the exit. This is now our limit“.
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“In my opinion Aprilia today is superior to us, honestly – Diggia finally declared, without beating around the bush – we are really on the edge, especially with the setup. By now we have arrived a bit with this bike and the difference that I maybe manage to make at the end is because I have to hold a lot at the start of the race. I have to hope I held enough for the end of the race without losing too much, or hope I didn’t lose too much at the start. So it’s really a lottery and at this moment I think they have something more“.
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