Fabio di Giannantonio towed Marc Marquez and Augusto Fernandez over the line in Friday practice at the Thailand MotoGP.
They both used the tow to finish faster than di Giannantonio - Marquez came 11th but Fernandez managed to pinch a top 10 finish.
The added irony was that di Giannantonio has lost his Gresini Ducati to Marquez for 2024, and is in pole position to land the Repsol Honda that the eight-time world champion is leaving behind.“When you are faster it is normal that some guys will go behind you. “I was just angry with Augusto because he came inside the track, he didn’t look back, and he destroyed my lap time.“I was angry for this. But, if he wants to follow me, if he can? Good for him!”
Di Giannantonio was second-fastest when time-attacks began, with 15 minutes of Friday practice remaining at Buriram.“It was a pity. The day had been amazing, we were fast all day,” he said.“But the first soft was not great. The second and third softs? I was in traffic. One time time I almost crashed so the lap was ruined.“Then I took the last yellow flag of Jorge Martin. So it wasn’t possible to put everything together.
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