Under-the-radar Ducati team a key threat to podium at Qatar MotoGP?
Fabio di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli eye more podiums heading to Qatar﷽.
Although Gresini’s Alex Marquez heads into the Qatar MotoGP leading the riders' world championship, it’s VR46 that currently tops the s𝓡atellite Ducati pecking order in the teams𓂃’ standings.
A podium apiece and consistent top-five results for both 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco Morbidelli and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio di Giannantonio over the opening t꧟hree rounds has put Valentino Rossi⛄’s squad second only to the factory Ducati Lenovo squad.
di Giannantonio arrives at Lusail - scene of his emotional MotoGP win for Gresini in 2023 - riding high after scoring a first podium in VR46 colours at C🌃OTA. His shoulder injury also continues to heal, allowing him to train hard during🌱 the weekend off.
“The Losai💃l track is incredible, and it always gave me great emotions during the past yea🦹rs,” di Giannantonio said. “We arrive in Qatar even more excited after the great result we achieved in the United States.
“I think we can be very fast because we’re building a very good package with the bi♈ke setup. The important thing is to stay focused during all the weekend to prepare the races at our best to be on the podium.
“Thisꦆ week, we trained a lot on two wheels, so we are ready for the weekend.”
ﷺHowever, it’s Morbidelli - riding the older-spec GP24 - who has the edge in the riders' standings, sitting fourth overall and ten points clear of his team-mate.
The former Moto2 Qatar winner has made an ☂impressive start to life with VR46, and is tඣargeting another step in qualifying this weekend.
“We are heading to a track I love, it’s a peculiar race for the times and the light on the track,” Morbidelli said of the night race schedule. “Thಞe feeling so far is very good, we started the season in a strong way, and we must continu🎃e like this.
“We will try to make another stepജ in qualifying, and I look forward♛ to racing this weekend. During this week, I trained on the bike both on track and at the ranch to prepare for this unique GP.
"I feel ready and excited for this nigh🙈t racing weekend.”
The competitiveness between the team-mates was on full disp🎐lay in the COTAꦬ Sprint, where some tight moves ultimately cost them both time.
That prompted team manager Pablo Nieto to remind the pair to “respect each other” a little m💞ore.
Peter has been in the pa📖ddock for 20 years and has✤ seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
