MotoGP | GP Valencia 2 Race: Franco Morbidelli, “It was tough, but I had too much desire to win”

MotoGP GP Valencia 2 Yamaha MotoGP Race – Franco Morbidelli won the Valencia Grand Prix, the penultimate stage of the 2020 MotoGP.

The Petronas team driver, who started from pole, maintained the lead throughout the race, even resisting the attacks of an attacking Jack Miller at the end.

Statements Franco Morbidelli Valencia GP 2 MotoGP Race

“It was a very tough race. I tried to push hard from start to finish to escape so as not to fight with Jack. I knew it would be a tough battle. But he was good and he passed me. The last lap was a dog fight and I came out on top. He was as good as me. I have never pushed so hard. Incredible. Technically, in my opinion, I had a small tire advantage which gave me something more, the Hard made me lose a bit of pure speed but it was useful in the fight. The three victories were beautiful, I didn't expect it to be so beautiful. Misano was a race where I tried to do my best but I was fast and I expected it. In Aragon I was in good shape. Here I wanted to win, even if I didn't have the potential. But I wanted to win again and this gave me extra strength. It feels good to be the first Yamaha in the standings. I won't deny that at the beginning of the year I was a little angry at Yamaha's choice to give me the bike from the year before. We channeled this anger in the right direction and managed to make this bike, which is not bad at all, perform on many tracks. The key was Forcada's work and knowledge. “