Danilo Petrucci Ducati

Danilo Petrucci was right in the mix during free practice on Friday in Thailand, even though the Pramac Ducati rider highlighted the extreme heat as a problem.

Danilo Petrucci hopes to improve his race pace on Saturday with the Pramac Ducati after setting the third fastest time in free practice at Assen on the opening day of the Dutch MotoGP.

Danilo Petrucci says he never gave up on his dream of landing a factory ride as the Italian opened up on his deal to join Andrea Dovizioso in the official Ducati team next season.

Considering he was battling sickness and taming a machine whose agility he jokingly likened to “a truck”, Danilo Petrucci could be content with his day’s work on Friday at Misano, during which he posted the quickest MotoGP time of the day.