Fabio Di Giannantonio on the front line in Jerez: "We absolutely have to fight with Marc Márquez"

In great form since the opening of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend MotoGPDespite setting the fastest time in FP1 and the second fastest time in Friday's practice, Fabio Di Giannantonio had a mixed Saturday morning before bouncing back at the best possible time.

On a still-wet track, the VR46 rider ultimately secured a valuable third place on the starting grid, behind Spaniard Marc Márquez and Frenchman Johann Zarco, who engaged in a fierce battle right up to the final moments of qualifying. A duel that went in favor of the Spaniard.

« It wasn't going very well for me this morning at the start of the day. I was having problems with the bike because we had made some modifications just for qualifying. " acknowledges Fabio Di Giannantonio after finishing a modest fourteenth in a wet Free Practice 2 session.

His team, however, responded well and provided him with a high-performing motorcycle for the qualifying session. I'm very proud of them because the motorcycle worked much better., thanks to the VR46 pilot. The front row is super important. There aren't many places to overtake here, so we'll have to find a strategy to be at the front. »

On the Jerez Angel-Nieto circuit, Fabio Di Giannantonio will inevitably have to contend with Marc Márquez during the race. We absolutely have to fight with Marc. warns the Italian. He has great rhythm. As a reminder, the last clash between the two men in Austin ended in a collision on Saturday. An incident attributable to the nine-time world champion that must be avoided at all costs in Spain. With rain threatening the Andalusian circuit, anything is still possible in the Sprint race, which is already shaping up to be very close.

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