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It was not a particularly satisfying Friday that experienced by Franco Morbidelli at the Assen circuit, but the flag-bearer of the Pramac Racing team can still rejoice in the fact that he managed to secure direct access to Q2, clawing 10th place in FP2 at the last.Not quite the position Morbidelli would have liked to be in after the good weekend he experienced at Mugello, but equally a good point to start from to try to perform well in the remainder of the weekend.
"I expected a difficult Friday, but it was more so than I imagined. We struggled this morning and this afternoon because of the lack of stability, especially in the faster sections of the circuit ," he explained at the end of the day. "This is something that Martin also complained about, along with a few other riders, so we will have to try to figure out what we can do to get rid of this problem tomorrow. I still managed to stay in the Top 10 and that's a very good result given the feeling I had today."
The wind blowing around the circuit certainly didn't help the MotoGP riders either, "yes, especially in the faster parts of the track," Frankie continued, before focusing on the big topic of the day, which was the announcement of the agreement between the Pramac Racing team and Yamaha for the coming seasons. What implications will Paolo Campionti's decision to make the team the Iwata company's extended factory team have for the Morbido?
"I don't know yet. Definitely more questions from journalists, but I don't know much about the details," answered the 29-year-old, who did not hide some doubts about whether he would stay with the team and return to riding an M1: "I'm not sure right now. As a professional you have to consider every possibility that comes your way, especially in the condition I'm currently in, because I'm doing well but I'm no longer one of the top riders. I'm working to get back to the top again, but I'm not there yet. In a condition like this you have to take into consideration many more possibilities that come your way, but right now I'm very focused on the present, which is very pleasant and bright because I'm doing really well in Ducati, and the future looks just as bright, because we're getting back to the top positions, also in terms of top speed."
More than the M1, after all, what Morbidelli is coveting is the seat vacated by Marco Bezzecchi in VR46."Yes, the Desmosedici is a very good bike, the best in the lineup, and the seat vacated by Marco in Ducati certainly seems like a great place to be," Franco admitted, reiterating what he aspires to for the future: "The main thing I would like is to get back to winning. There is work to be done, also because I don't know this bike well, but I know it has great potential to win, so I have to try to close the experience gap as soon as possible to get back to success."
Everything in the world of motorsport is getting faster and more hectic, as evidenced even by Ferrari's signing of Lewis Hamilton before the current season even started.
"The way things are going now, you're always thinking ahead. Teams are always trying to secure the best riders, with the best conditions, and to do that you have to move in advance ," the Ducatista said, commenting on market logic. " These are the races, even off the track. It's the world of racing. Which ones are the most difficult? I stay tied to the races on the track, which are the ones I like."
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