Fabio Di Giannantonio says he “can attempt to annoy” manufacturing facility Ducati MotoGP riders Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia in 2025 when he jumps onto the GP25.
The VR46 rider has earned the one different manufacturing facility Ducati being fielded in 2025 exterior of the works crew, although is but to strive the bike after ending final season early for surgical procedure on his shoulder.
For a lot of the 12 months, Di Giannantonio was the second-best GP23 rider behind Marquez within the standings and nonetheless got here out forward of highly-rated VR46 team-mate Marco Bezzecchi regardless of lacking the ultimate two rounds.
Whereas Di Giannantonio has already said that he’s not setting any particular outcomes targets for 2025, he notes that the lesser expectations on VR46 offers him with a chance to “have a variety of enjoyable”.
“It is a lovely alternative, that is how it’s,” Di Giannantonio mentioned in an interview with GPOne.
“This season on the GP25 can be a lovely alternative to turn into an excellent higher rider.
“It is a accountability, it is one thing I have been in search of all my life, however on the similar time we aren’t the ‘reds’ at the moment, so in actuality we will nonetheless ‘play’.
“The accountability of being in an official crew is completely different, there you must win, so I believe that form of accountability can be particularly felt by Pecco and Marc.
“We will have a variety of enjoyable, attempt to be the outsiders, we will attempt to annoy them, and this will even give me the chance to be taught quite a bit from them by engaged on their similar stage.
“So I do not see any adverse elements, however solely an awesome alternative.
“I am sorry I did not get podiums this 12 months, for the crew, I would like to do effectively to see them have a good time.
“As I typically say, nonetheless, I do not need to take into consideration the outcomes already, the purpose have to be to develop and benefit from the expertise: benefit from the GP25, go quick, take pleasure in this second for which we’ve sweated, benefit from the privileged relationship with Ducati, and ultimately we’ll draw a line and see the way it went.”
