The Centaur born in 1994 concluded the long place in Assen in seventh place, placing Giannantonio’s teammate behind him.
After the ninth place in Saturday’s Sprint Race, Franco Morbidelli obtained a better position in the Sunday race of the MotoGP in Assen, closing a not simple race with a seventh place, but capable of giving important points in the internal fight against the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, which sees the 2017 champion of the Moto2 keep 3 points ahead of the teammate, Fabio Di Giannantonio.
“In the end, the seventh position is a good result on the most difficult track of the year for me -the Centaur class 1994 admitted -. Here I always struggled and I knew it would also have happened this weekend. We struggled less than I expected and this is positive. In the first half of the race I fought for the head positions, then I started to struggle with the bike and I had to slow down”.
“I also served a Long Lap penalty -Morbidelli said, that the podium from the Qatar Grand Prix is missing, where he conquered the third position both in the Saturday sprint and in the Sunday race -. Now we rest a little and then we prepare for Sachsenring, which is a more friendly track for us”.
Pablo Nieto, team manager of the association founded by Valentino Rossi, commented on the result caught in Holland: “The weekend here in Assen was discreet for the whole team, we certainly expected something more for both Fabio and Franco. In my opinion we have to go home and analyze all the data we have to understand what happened. After Mugello, when you get from a podium you are always very loaded, but here he was very loaded here. Something.
