Marko Hanželic
Franco Morbidelli he won his first victory in the class with a sovereign performance in the first race in Misano MotoGP. The Italian is celebrating in front of his compatriot in front of 10.000 home fans Francesco Bagnaio (Pracac Ducati) in Joan Mirom (Suzuki). VAlentino Rossi (Yamaha) had to concede defeat in the battle for the podium and settle for fourth place.
"I don't know how that feels," he said after the race Morbidely, who was visibly surprised. “First I have to process everything together. I enjoy this moment. I thank my team and everyone who helped me. I’ve been thinking a lot in recent rounds. Seven years ago, I competed here at the Italian Superstock Championships. That's when I won. The feelings are similar, but it all seems much, much better! “
Also for Bathroom was the first home race in Misan complete success. The Italian came back remarkably after being due injuries missed previous races. “The last five weeks have been very difficult for me. But that encouraged me to be competitive here, ” said the team driver Pramac.
“I thank my doctors and physiotherapist. I can only say that I am very grateful. Already in Jerez I was close to the first steps. Today, we have achieved this goal, ” he said with a twinkle in his eye bagnaia.
Suzuki driver Joan mir is in Misan spoiled hope Valentina Rossi on the podium. “I am very happy and I really gave one hundred percent. All drivers had a similar racing pace. I started with the middle rear tire. I had some problems at first, but then I caught up with the other drivers. I ran out of a few laps because the tires on other riders ’motorcycles were quite worn out. We were not as strong as in Austria, but we are on the podium, ” he summed up his race Mir.
The driver Yamaha, Maverick Vinales, started the first race in Misano with pole position, but even before the start he had a lot of problems, as it smoked from his Yamaha M1, which forced him to remove part of the protective lining, but the Spaniard was able to start the race.
Franco Morbidelli he started best. The Italian led before Valentino Rossi. Maverick Vinales he slipped to third place at first. In the first lap, he was also attacked by the team driver Bow Ducati Jack Miller and broke through to third place.
It's in the seventh round Vinalesa stole more Quarterly and took fourth place. A few turns later, the Frenchman fell in turn 4 and slipped to 20th place. Quarterly he was able to continue the race but was more than 30 seconds behind.
It's after ten rounds Morbidely increased the pace and detached himself from Rossi. Kidneys took the fastest lap time of the race and started putting pressure on Miller. It's halfway through the race Kidneys overtook the Australian and finished third. A little later he passed by again bagnaia.
For the world championship leader, Fabio Quartararo the race was over after the second fall. He is French for short stop in the pits fell still in turn 6. At the stop, the front tire was obviously too cold.
Morbidelli the debut victory in MotoGP was not threatened. The Italian crossed the finish line 2,2 seconds ahead of his compatriot Bathroom. Suzuki driver Joan mir knocked Rossi out of third place in the final lap, preventing the Italian crowd’s favorite from taking the podium.
