It’s not been the start to testing in Malaysia that Fabio Di Giannantonio and Gresini Racing MotoGP™ would have been looking for. After completing 38 laps on Day 1, the Italian rookie has been forced to miss days two and three of the Sepang Shakedown Test with gastroenteritis.
“Fabio has a simple gastroenteritis, with the symptoms appearing at the end of the opening day of testing,” said Dr Michele Zasa, Clinica Mobile Manager. “This is something quite common when we travel to Southeast Asia, but still led to high dehydration that doesn’t allow him to ride safely.
“As a precautionary measure, he rested for two days and hopefully he will back to 100% of his physical condition for the upcoming two days of testing. He is recovering already, but it will be important to monitor the situation in the next hours.”
Missing two days of track time is a big blow for Di Giannantonio, who ended the Jerez Test at the end of 2021 as the fastest rookie. The Shakedown Test is vital for Test Riders and rookies to get some much-needed track time under their belts before the rest of the grid join the fray on Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th of February. Hopefully, we’ll see Diggia on track for the Official Sepang Test later in the week.
“I’m obviously very sorry. I got ready as good as I could to start these three days on the right foot, and the whole off-season in general,” said Di Giannantonio. “Due to a ‘silly’ thing unfortunately I had to stay in bed. Yesterday I was totally knocked out, while today I’m a little better. I want to hope that with a couple more days off I will be ready to get back on track from Saturday already.”