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Franco Morbidelli produced a late comeback in the Thai MotoGP after another “awful” start.
Franco Morbidelli had a tough start at the season-opening Thai MotoGP, calling it “two races” after finishing 8th following a poor start. Despite qualifying on the third row, he struggled early on and finished 14th in the Sprint race. Morbidelli dropped to 19th on the first lap of the grand prix on Sunday, but gradually began to make progress from lap six of the 26-lap race. He managed to recover positions and eventually overtook Francesco Bagnaia on the final lap to secure 8th place. Morbidelli admitted to struggling with the new package for starting but showed strong potential for the upcoming races. Team manager Pablo Nieto praised Morbidelli’s comeback but highlighted the need to improve their starts for the next event in Brazil.
