VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli outlined his main goal for the upcoming Argentinian MotoGP race weekend.
Morbidelli produced a fourth place finish in the Sunday race after qualifying ninth at the season opener in Thailand.
The Italian sits fourth in the standings after a successful weekend, marking his best start to a season in his MotoGP career.
Morbidelli revealed that the focus is delivering strong results in the races, rather than aiming for a specific position.
Speaking ahead of the Argentina race weekend on Thursday, Morbidelli told GPOne: “I’m not expecting any particular result, I’m just focused on doing a good Grand Prix.
“We have to proceed as we did in Thailand, where the result was an actual mirror of our level.
“We are very focused on not making mistakes to run flawless weekends. The potential of the bike is very high and that is what we have to exploit to chase the top 5 in all GPs.
“In Buriram, we did that, and we have to do it here as well, trying to fill in what we lack from time to time.”
Morbidelli reviewed past race tapes to enhance his knowledge
After the cancellation of the 2024 edition, the upcoming race weekend marks the first time the 30-year-old will be racing with Ducati at the Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo.
Morbidelli’s best result in the South American race came in 2023 with Yamaha, finishing fourth in both the Sprint and Grand Prix, marking his best results of the season.
He explained that he took the time between races to study his previous race to enhance his knowledge, but he knows that the 2023 Yamaha and his current GP24 have completely different characteristics.
“I watched a lot of videos from 2023 and was very happy to see what I was able to do with Yamaha.
“The last time a Yamaha qualified in fourth position I think it was right here with me two years ago.
“This year I think it will be a tough challenge to adapt the bikes to the track, to sort out the set-up, the electronics, the balance and whatnot.
“I don’t know what it will be like to race on this track again after two years, for sure it will be all the more difficult than in Thailand.
“In any case, I hope I can replicate a great performance.”
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