FRONT ROW FOR DI GIANNANTONIO AT SACHSENRING
GermanGP qualifying. Fabio Di Giannantonio has claimed today his second front-row start of the season – the fifth in Moto2 and sixth overall – at the end of the final qualifying session at the Sachsenring, by setting the second-quickest time this afternoon. This is an excellent result for the soon-to-be MotoGP rookie, who had already shown his potential at this track (he qualified fourth back in 2019 in his debut Moto2 season).
The standard bearer of Team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 also had a 1’23.6secs lap-time cancelled due to exceeding track limits, meaning he ended the session with a personal best of 1’23.744, three tenths shy of pole position.
Nicolò Bulega managed to put together a good performance as well after clinching the direct seed to Q2 in the morning. He eventually finished 11th, an encouraging result ahead of tomorrow’s race (12:20 GMT +2) especially in light of the much improved physical conditions which could grant him the chance to battle for a strong result.
2nd – FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO #21 (1’23.744)
“I’m very happy. It was really important to be on the front row here. We’re back to the type of work we were doing in Jerez and today’s result is a clear sign of this. Tomorrow’s race is going to be a very tough one especially with this type of heat and the fact that the front-tyre temperature rises quite significantly when tailing another rider.”
11th – NICOLÒ BULEGA #11 (1’24.503)
“For many reasons, including physical ones, we were not competitive in the last races, but I’m happy with today’s performance. Being 11th is not an incredible result, but surely is a first step in the right direction. I feel good on the bike even though we know we can still improve in some areas, like the overall feeling and my riding style.”
