Fabio di Giannantonio blasts “dangerous manoeuvres” due to towing in qualifying
"If you need to tow at this level - it is bad..."
Fabio di Giannantonio was in full agreement with Pecco Bagnaia regarding MotoGP’s ‘towing’ situation at the British Grandไ Prix.
The It𒆙alian’s sprint race was also hit with a long lap penalty after exceeding track limits, but he still manage🔯d to score one point in ninth place after serving his penalty.
When asked about the towing situation in qualifying, he said: “Sometimes we see a lot of dangerous manoeuvres, from a lot of riders. We are MotoG𓄧P riders, we are professionals and we should be able to go on track and just go full throttle.
"I think we don’t really need to be towing at our level, if you need to tow at thisꦬ level - it is bad. Also when you judge younger riders (in lower classes) you see them do a good job alone or with the slipstream.
He agreℱed with what Bagnaia said about the ‘tow’ situation:
“But in MotoGP, you just need to go on the track and push an💙d with what Pecco said it is quite ridiculous. It is bad for the TV and it’s bad for the sh𒐪ow. Honestly, it was a bit too dangerous with all the movements.”
“I 🃏go on track to do my job and focus on doing🌳 a fast lap time and when you see a lot of riders just waiting in the middle of the track, waiting for nothing… It’s bad. There are many World Champions, so we should all be pushing the same way.”
about his front tyre options for the Grand Prix, he explained how the hard front can cause riders to be on the “limit” due to the crossover point with the medium/hard tyre:“I think the medium front was a really good option today, the hard front waಌs a bit on the limit especially if you could remain alone at the front of your group. In my case, the medium was a little bit on the limit when I was in the group, but really good when I was alone.
So it was the right tyre to use🦂 for the sprint, tomorrow it depends. If you are in the group, you can use the hard front and get an advantage - but if you’re alone it is really risky like what happ💟ened to Marc (Marquez).”
“If you get a cold tyre, you will maybe crash. So let’s see as it depends on the temperature and also because it is my first race๊ that I don’t feel a big change between the medium front and the hard. The decision will be made straight from the temperature.”
