{"id":632408,"date":"2026-04-26T17:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/632408\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T17:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:18:13","slug":"di-giannantonio-passes-little-legend-test-with-jerez-third-rues-set-up-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/632408\/","title":{"rendered":"di Giannantonio passes \u201clittle legend\u201d test with Jerez third, rues set-up call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fabio di Giannantonio completed a weekend of thirds at Jerez, qualifying and finishing the Spanish MotoGP in that position to also take over third in the world championship.<\/p>\n

The VR46 <\/a>rider was particularly satisfied to carry his early-season form into the opening European round.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m super happy, super proud of what we’re doing in this first part of the season. I think we made a clear step on our communication and our method of work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is this little legend that when you get to Europe, the championship starts for real and we’ve been able to be fast also here in Jerez.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s not been my best track in my career, so I’m super happy about what we’re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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di Giannantonio<\/a> dropped to fifth on the opening lap, which became fourth after Marc Marquez crashed out.<\/p>\n

He then passed Jorge Martin on lap four to secure a podium position he kept to the finish.<\/p>\n

\"Alex <\/p>\n

Alex Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio di Giannantonio, 2026 Spanish MotoGP.<\/p>\n

\u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n

“Remove this understeer”<\/p>\n

The Italian admitted his only regret was switching away from a revised set-up used in the Sprint, which may have helped address ongoing understeer issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring these races, I suffered a little bit of understeer with this bike. And yesterday for the sprint, we found something that was a little better,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut then this morning in warm-up, I tried again my [normal] base set-up, and the feeling was much better than the sprint.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I followed the feeling of this morning, but then this afternoon was a little worse!<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to analyse and understand what we can do to remove this little understeer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"2026 <\/p>\n

2026 Spanish MotoGP Race Lap Times: Top 6 riders.<\/p>\n

\u00a9\u00a0Peter McLaren<\/p>\n

Understeer proved particularly costly at Jerez, a circuit that places heavy demands on the front tyre.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have many tracks where you can only focus on [saving] the rear tyre, basically, because that\u2019s what drops the most,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere it’s a bit different because in my case, I always suffer with the front here.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause the track is smaller, you have to be super precise. If you have a bigger track, you can gain and lose time here and there.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere is like a kart track, let’s say, you have to be super precise. Everything counts.\u201d<\/p>\n

di Giannantonio will remain at Jerez for Monday\u2019s official test before heading to Le Mans, aiming to reduce a 30-point deficit to championship leader Marco Bezzecchi.<\/p>\n

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