Fabio Di Giannantonio admits he is \u201cnot a kamikaze\u201d rider in MotoGP, but insists that he is \u201caggressive when I need to be\u201d after a poor start in Portugal last weekend (7\u20139 November).<\/p>\n
Di Giannantonio was one rider who notably dropped back at the start of the race in Portimao, boxed in by riders in front of him and on his outside, falling from ninth on the grid to 14th after only a handful of corners.<\/p>\n
The Italian explained that this was not down to a lack of aggression, but an unwillingness to adopt a \u201cchampagne or gravel\u201d approach.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t say that I don\u2019t have the balls to be aggressive, just that I don\u2019t have the balls to be a kamikaze,\u201d said Fabio Di Giannantonio<\/a>, speaking ahead of the Valencia MotoGP<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s different.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n \u201cFor sure, aggressivity is part of this sport and I\u2019m an aggressive rider when I have to be, like the Saturday Sprint of Portugal I did a super start and within three corners I was already sixth, I guess.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I\u2019m aggressive when I need to be aggressive, but I\u2019m not a kamikaze rider, for sure, that I go in and I\u2019m not a \u2018champagne or gravel\u2019 rider, let\u2019s say.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201ckamikaze\u201d characteristic Di Giannantonio mentioned is not something that is at its peak now, he thinks.<\/p>\n