He was one of the protagonists of Termas de Río Hondo, where he managed to recover that lost confidence in his motorcycle. Franco Morbidelli knows that It is too early to confirm that he has returned to his best versionalthough he assures that he will give everything to recover it as soon as possible on his M1.
Today in Austin, the Italian-Brazilian driver has assured that he hopes to continue with the good trend of the last Grand Prix, although it will be difficult seeing the irregularity that exists in the competition: “First we will try to repeat the top 10 from Friday in Argentina, then do a good qualifying and return if possible to Q2. Finally do two good races. If the base is solid? in this MotoGP there are few certainties, you can see it in my teammate. Unless you’re part of the Ducati squad, although on second thought I’m not entirely convinced (laughs).
Facing this weekend, Fabio Quartararo’s teammate is aware that it will be important to make a good start at the Circuit of the Americas, although he assures that his main objective is to have a good qualifying session to have options to fight for the victory: “We will have to make the most of the time we have in the two practice sessions tomorrow. Qualifying is a crucial element of the weekend for each of us. So sometimes the unthinkable can happen, like Binder’s exit in the last sprint race. In general, being as high up on the grid as possible is a good thing.”
Last season, the Yamaha rider was somewhat missing without finding the best performance and suffering on the M1. Morbidelli still does not know the exact reason, although since the Christmas break he has begun to be much more comfortable with his motorcycle and that they are without satellite equipment.
#21 is clear about it and is aware that he still has to polish some details, so he hopes to continue in this positive trend: “Analyzing my last races, I noticed that in two of them I was very fast, which means that my confidence in the bike is increasing. In the remaining two, I finished 10th in one and the other turned out to be especially negative. Already I’ve been feeling more confident since the end of last year, albeit fluctuatingly in terms of results so far.”
Last Monday Toprak Razgatlioglu made one of his dreams come true, which was to do a test with the M1, where he left with good feelings. Of course, this test in Jerez does not make Morbidelli nervous, who admits that Yamaha is doing his job, so he has no pressure from the Turk: “Toprak is a Yamaha contract rider who has done and is doing excellent things in Superbikes. The five best Superbike riders deserve a chance in MotoGP. Yamaha has had a nice gesture with him. As far as I’m concerned, he was aware of the test. The factory is always very fair with its riders. What kind of Morbidelli will we see on the track? we have to wait for the next few days. I know that there is pressure and it is not only from Toprak, I do not dislike it ”, concluded Franco Morbidelli.