Franco Morbidelli candidly admitted his struggles at the Sachsenring, revealing he was unable to find any rhythm during Sunday’s MotoGP race. The Italian rider, reflecting on a challenging weekend, highlighted his difficulties in adapting to the Ducati and accepted full responsibility for the lackluster performance.
Morbidelli described the German Grand Prix as a turning point in his ongoing adaptation process. After starting three places behind plan, he managed to get off to a good start but soon lost ground. “It was a tough race. I started three places back and had a good start, but I lost a few more places. After that, my pace was not good at all. I couldn’t get faster in any part of the track, in any area. I wasn’t performing at all. It’s a shame, but it is the way it is,” Morbidelli said after the checkered flag.
Openly disappointed, Morbidelli pointed to his riding as a key area for improvement. He made it clear that the Ducati Desmosedici has proven potential, citing strong performances from Marc Márquez, Alex Márquez and Fabio Di Gianntonio at the front of the pack. “I need to change this Ducati to adapt, because we can see that Ducati can perform very well. You can see Marc, Alex and DiGia fighting at the front, so the bike has potential. I really need to understand how to extract all the performance from the package,” he admitted.
Morbidelli was candid about the technical aspects that needed to be developed in his riding. He pointed to braking, cornering speed and acceleration as significant weaknesses. “I need to change the braking, cornering and acceleration – especially the cornering and acceleration in certain types of corners. But also the braking on certain circuits – that’s where I’m lacking. So I’ll need to change a lot of things. We’ll see if the summer break helps me recover the right mentality and mental state to face the second half of the season,” he explained, seeing the break as an important reset opportunity.
The Italian also addressed a particularly difficult moment in the race at Turn 5, where he struggled to keep the bike under control. “I don’t know how it looks from the outside, but maybe I was leaning the bike too much. Maybe it was something I was doing wrong,” admitted Morbidelli.
With the summer holidays approaching, Morbidelli’s honest self-assessment and determination to adapt underlines his commitment to unlocking Ducati’s full potential over the remainder of the MotoGP season.
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