Fabio di Giannantonio showboating went wrong
He broke a collarbone and was ruled out of the final two days of Sepang testing, and is awaiting corrective surgery.But awkwardly the rumours that his crash was self-inflicted by getting a wheelie wrong have been confirmed.
“He arrived in Sepang with a great desire, he hadn't ridden a MotoGP bike since October,” VR46’s Uccio Salucci explained to“At the end of the session he made a wheelie: the front tyre was unfortunately 0.3 degrees less and closed for him.Di Giannantonio had also missed the final part of last season due to injury.
This year he is equipped with a factory-spec Ducati, the only rider aside from Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia to profit from one.But his joy at returning to MotoGP, and setting a respectable time, was curtailed when his showboating went badly wrong.But the third Ducati GP25 rider on the grid is now at a major disadvantage with the start of the season looming, due to a crash in the most unusual circumstances.
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