ENEA STEPS UP HIS GAME IN FREE PRACTICE AT MISANO
#SanMarinoGP Free Practice. Team Gresini MotoGP had a strong start to the San Marino GP courtesy of an excellent performance by Enea Bastianini, who topped the timesheets on the opening day of round 14. The Italian rider was hard at work today with an eye on Sunday’s race, but also found the time for a phenomenal time attack – which would grant him the direct seed to Q2 should FP3 take place under rainy conditions.
Fabio Di Giannantonio had a more challenging time as he finished the day in 17th place, one second away from his teammate. The young Italian had a hard time getting up to speed especially this morning, as he was not fully comfortable aboard his bike. There is still, however, plenty of margin to improve tomorrow, with the #49 who is aiming at would be another competitive Saturday of racing on Italian turf.
1st – ENEA BASTIANINI #23 (1’31.517s)
“Pecco and I have helped each other out, even though I believe it worked out better for me than for him, especially because I was the one ahead when the yellow flags were deployed. It was easier to set the time with him at the front, but we were quick anyway and that’s the most important thing. To start the weekend on top of the timesheets is key even though Fabio, Pecco and the two Aprilias all have great pace.”
17th – FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO (1’32.656s)
“It was a tough day and we were not quick enough. This morning, the bike was really nervous and lacked stability. We worked hard and address this issue, but it’s not enough. We’ll need another step tomorrow especially on corner entry, which is our biggest issue at the moment. I tried a time attack but the rear tyre didn’t feel too good, so I believe we have great margin for improvement tomorrow.”
