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Fabio Di Giannantonio says a lap one “mistake” cost him a shot at the podium in the Italian MotoGP Sprint.
Fabio Di Giannantonio felt he could have contended for a podium finish in the Italian MotoGP Sprint if not for a mistake on the first lap. Despite starting in seventh place and dropping back early on, he was pleased with his performance and expressed frustration over losing positions due to an early braking error in the first corner. Di Giannantonio was happy with his best Mugello result so far and believed he had the pace to challenge the front runners. On the other hand, his VR46 Ducati teammate, Franco Morbidelli, struggled with rear grip issues during the Sprint and finished in P7, hoping for better performance on Sunday races when the team usually has a different feeling.
