Fabio Di Giannantonio sustained a left collarbone fracture after crashing while performing a wheelie at the end of the opening day of MotoGP testing at Sepang. Despite the setback, VR46 team director Uccio Salucci said the team isn't upset with Di Giannantonio and understands his desire to have some fun after a productive day on track.
VR46 says Fabio Di Giannantonio doesn’t need to apologise for performing a wheelie despite getting injured on the opening day of MotoGP testing at Sepang. Di Giannantonio got to try out the new Ducati GP25 for the first time on Wednesday, having missed November’s test at Barcelona to complete his post-injury rehabilitation. It was a productive day for the one-time grand prix winner, as he ended up seventh in the classification with a time that was 0.
It was also Di Giannantonio’s first outing on a MotoGP bike since the Thailand Grand Prix in October, having skipped the last two races of 2024 to recover from a previous operation on the same left shoulder. “He was very, very sorry and apologised to the whole team,” said Salucci. “I don’t want a rider to apologise because he did a wheelie, riders have to have fun. I grew up like that.
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