The last day of 2018 MotoGP trials at Sepang Circuit, Malaysia, on Tuesday 30 January 2018, did not go well for Franco Morbideli. Marc VDS rider was only able to occupy the order of 18 with a time of 2 minutes 0.526 seconds. Franco Morbidelli is not in a healthy condition on the final day of the 2018 MotoGP test at Sepang. That's because he still feels pain on his finger from falling on the second day test.
However, the timing record on the third day remained much better than the first and second day. Previously, in the first two days he recorded a time of 2 minutes 1.161 seconds and 2 minutes 0.662 seconds. That's why the drivers who in fact dropout Valentino Rossi academy was proud.
"The third day, I had a little problem with my fingers, I went to the medical room for check-up, but it did not matter, X-ray examination showed no serious.Because of painkillers, I can keep going, "said Morbidelli, reported by Speedweek.
"In the afternoon, we worked with medium back tires, I'm satisfied with this job, I do a lot of turns and my best time with this tire is 2:01 It's just the first test I feel good with the crew and quite happy," he added .
For Morbidelli, tests at Sepang are essential to adapt to the motor and atmosphere in the MotoGP class. The reason, 23-year-old racer will be the status as a rookie in MotoGP 2018 with Thomas Luthi, Takaaki Nakagami, and Xavier Simeon.
Morbidelli franco action is clearly the most awaited because of its status as a graduate academy Rossi and Moto2 champion 2017. So big potential, franco became one of the racers that fall into the category of The Next Rossi in 2018 MotoGP.
"Yes, the more I race, the clearer what I still have to do, what we can improve on the bike, now I look forward to the test in Buriram, how the bike can act on this track." I look forward to it, "Franco Morbidelli said.
Statistics Franco Morbidelli during a career
2013: 3 races, 0 wins, 0 podiums, 0 pole, 0 fastest laps, 0 points
2014: 18 races, 0 wins, 0 podiums, 0 poles, 0 fastest laps, 75 points
2015: 14 races, 0 wins, 1 podium, 0 pole, 2 fastest laps, 90 points
2016: 18 races, 0 wins, 8 podiums, 0 poles, 3 fastest laps, 213 points
2017: 18 races, 8 wins, 12 podiums, 6 poles, 8 fastest laps, 308 points