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TOP NINE RESULT ON OPENING DAY OF OFFICIAL TESTING AT SEPANG

Both Team Gresini MotoGP riders have shone today in the most typical humid heat at Sepang – with Fabio Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez finishing the opening day of official testing eighth and ninth, respectively.

The two Gresini standard bearers in MotoGP set almost identical lap-times, with Diggia only 0.015secs faster than his new teammate in what was a positive day, despite a few hiccups. A technical problem in the morning took away some track-time from the #73, while the rider #49 was forced to take it easy due to some minor physical issue. 

It was an encouraging effort for Team Gresini MotoGP with both their riders only five tenths of a second from the top but also ahead of a few big names of the series.  

8th – FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO #49 (1’59.021s – 47 laps)

“It was an incredible feeling to be back on track after such a long winter break. You never really get used to that with MotoGP because the speed is so high. We worked well by focusing on one single area at a time and without overdoinge: it’s clear we have plenty of margin still, but we’re working well. We need to keep working and hoping for good weather in the next couple of days.”

9th – ALEX MARQUEZ #73 (1’59.036s – 53 giri)

“It was a positive first day: you always have a little doubt on how it will be to return to action, but things went well. We need to keep working this way because the base is good. We tried very little setup-wise at Valencia, so we’ll start with that tomorrow. We need to improve our pace, but I guess it’s normal with a new bike. Good first day, but we’re not getting ahead of ourselves.”


TOP NINE RESULT ON OPENING DAY OF OFFICIAL TESTING AT SEPANG - Gresini Racing
TOP NINE RESULT ON OPENING DAY OF OFFICIAL TESTING AT SEPANG - Gresini Racing