Franco Morbidelli returned to the points with a 14th-place finish at the MotoGP Indonesian GP. Although the result wasn’t particularly strong, he took positive indications from the race in Mandalika and hopes to replicate them at the Australian GP.
The Italian rider from Monster Energy Yamaha stated: ‘The electronics issue aside, the Indonesian GP race was actually quite passable. I was pleased with the speed I had, so I’m curious to see if we can benefit from that this weekend’.
Morbidelli also emphasized the importance of being well-prepared from the opening day: ‘We have seen in Indonesia once again how important the Fridays are in the MotoGP 2023 race weekend format. We need to make sure we are ready on the Friday and be prepared for anything and everything because the weather at Phillip Island can be unpredictable. I like this track though, and we will do our best again!’.