MotoGP Le Mans: Fabio Di Giannantonio: “If Enea Bastianini can win, then I can do it”

Despite another tough start to his second campaign in MotoGP, Fabio Di Giannantonio insists he can match the exploits of former Gresini Ducati teammate Enea Bastianini last season.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, Ducati MotoGP Jerez 2023
Fabio Di Giannantonio, Ducati MotoGP Jerez 2023

While Di Giannantonio showed glimpses of potential in 2022, as highlighted by his pole positio💦n at Mugello, the Italian has not taken the steps forward that were expected and has instead been out-classed by new MotoGP teammate Alex Marquez so far in 2023.

Marquez has already been a podium finisher whi꧙le also claiming pole in Argentina, whereas Di Giannantonio has finished inside the top ten ju𓄧st once this season. 

Finding h🌠imself in another tricky position as the current season could ꦏbe his last in the premier class unless his form improves, Di Giannantonio is trying to draw on previous experience.

"In my career, since I joined Moto2, it has not been super eas🧔y," Di Giannantonio told . "It was really difficult to keep the spirits high but I’m a guy that really wants to stay here, go fast and achieve my goals. 

"Sometimes it’s tough🌃 to say but in Moto2 and then in MotoGP I was not enꦡjoying so much because I really wanted to win, but not just win! To do a good job. 

"Every time I was missing something so it was like an up-and-down moments and then the media is like ‘you are inconsisten♈t’. 

"It was tou꧟gh to manage because I knew the reasons but couldn’t say. At the end, I cꦰould not say anything. 

"In MotoGP it was much worse and here the level is super high. You really have to be p🧜erfect and mentally I’m working a lot on myself."

What DI Giannantonio can look to is the form of former teammate Bastianini, who produced mesmerisi🦩ng performances to not only win races, but elevate himself into the factory team alongside reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia.

With that said, Bastianiဣni was already a race winner this time last year before going on to win at Le Mans, the same venue as this weekend.

But ther former Moto2 rider believes he has the capabilities to match what Bastianini did: "Last year ✨was tough because I think I can be one of the ones that is there,” began Di Giannanꦓtonio. 

"All the riders of my generation grew up togethe🌌r and we beat each other many times. So I think I can be there. 

"If he [Bastianini] can do it - he is good - but I can do 🐷it, also."

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