Fabio di Giannantonio says VR46 needs more time to improve the electronics on his Ducati 🌳after missing out on a potential podium in the Americas Grand Prix sprint due to a slow start.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Di Giannantonio excelled in qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday to168澳洲5最新开奖结果: book a spot on the front row, lapping just a tenth slower than polesitter 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez.

However, his chances w🙈ere severely compromised by a sluggish launch, as he dropped from second on the grid to seventh onꦿ the opening lap.

The Italian then spent much of the race battling with his VR46 teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco Morbidelli and the Yamaha of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo, ultimately fin♛ishing fourth and seven seconds off the rosꦦtrum.

But the 26-year-old suggested that the podium may have been within reach, as he found that his pace was similar to third-place finisher and factory Ducati rider 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia.

Having concluded that his poor getawayℱ was down to electronics rather than a rider ⭕error, di Giannantonio told MotoGP.com: “I think we have to improve starts.

“I’m happy about my perfꦺormance in the start because we saw the data and everything, we analysed it [and] I’m doing all the maneovu✅res right.

“We just need some more time to put b🌳etter the el🙈ectronics side of the bike. Som a pity for the start.

“It was not possible after the start to already be with the front guys, with Marc, Alex [Marquez] and Pec💞co. It caused some problems with the guys in the back.

“Apart from this, I think we have ജdone a good race. I think we had the pace to be with Pecco, but also with Alex, with꧒out all the overtakes and all these things.

“But I have to be happy, the best result, front row this morning after Q2. 🌺Seems like we are keeping the momentum going and we are going better and better.”

Di Giannantonio’s teammate Morbidelli took the chequered flag in fifth pl𓃲ace after fending off Yamaha rival Quartararo.

Morbidelli said his pace was affected by an undisclosed issue, but he was content to secu🔜re another top-five result after finishing on the podium last time out in Argentina.

“Iit was a really tough sprint. I had problems I didn't have𒁏 this mor💦ning [in qualifying],” he explained.

“So I struggled throughout the whole race to handle the lack of fe🔜eling ahead and there was a nice battle between Diggia, [Pedro] Acosta and Quartararo.

“Finally a P5, which is okay, which is good. It's not a bad result. We will try to do better tomorrow.”