Di Giannantonio in the midfield: “Marc teaches us that P7 can be good”

Saturday’s sprint race ended for Fabio Di Giannantonio in the gravel; on Sunday, he finished seventh in the race, a full 23 seconds behind the winner and his team-mate Marc Marquez. The Italian cannot be satisfied with that. “You’re happy when you achieve a great result, a podium or a win. We can’t be happy with the weekend we’ve had.”

Why didn’t things go as hoped for ‘Diggia’ at Aragon?

When asked whether Aragon had been his most difficult weekend of the year, he replied without hesitation: “Yes, definitely. We weren’t up to scratch this weekend; I can’t hide from that.” At least they identified the cause of the difficulties in Aragon: “We know what happened, and that we can sort it out.”

Willkommen zum Rennen in Aragón

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Jorge Martin

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Marc Márquez

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Fermin Aldeguer

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Fermin Aldeguer, Alex Márquez, Franco Morbidelli, Fabio Di Giannantonio

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Start des Rennens

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Marco Bezzecchi

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Moreira und Bastianini

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Marc Márquez

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Pecco Bagnaia

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Alex Márquez

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Fabio Di Giannantonio

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Pedro Acosta

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Brad Binder

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Fermin Aldeguer

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Marc Márquez und Pedro Acosta

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Jorge Martin

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Marc Márquez gewinnt das Rennen

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Sieger Marc Márquez

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Pedro Acosta, Marc Márquez, Marco Bezzecchi

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Sieger Marc Márquez

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Willkommen zum Rennen in Aragón

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The problem wasn’t down to the Ducati alone; he also reflected on the crash in the sprint race, for which he took full responsibility. For the past two weekends, minor issues have been affecting the overall package, and these need to be improved. The main aim is to resolve these problems by the home race at Misano in two weeks’ time.

Fabio Di Giannantonio knows: every point can be decisive in the World Championship

The top three in the race were in a league of their own. The Roman rider had an explanation for this: “Technology is improving; the motorbikes – and we too – are getting faster. When you feel comfortable on the bike, everything comes more easily. They were in better form than us this week.”

Although things were tough for the VR46 rider in Aragon, he also sees the positives: “Marc teaches us that a seventh-place finish can sometimes be good for the championship.” In fact, Di Giannantonio is fourth in the World Championship with 208 points; after round 13 of 22, he is just 48 points behind the leader, Jorge Martin.