‘Diggia’ profited from his experience and close link with the satellite Gresini team to vault into MotoGP at the age of 24 in 2022. The Roman had won in Moto3 and also triumphed in Moto2 in a career spent learning, competing and defying injury setbacks from his debut on the world stage in 2016 until making the grade somewhat under the radar in 2023. His first MotoGP season was understated but Fabio brought an ‘everyman’ quality to his plight to try and deal with the speed and demands of the phenomenally difficult contest. Late into 2023 (his second MotoGP season) and results had improved but not to the point where his future in MotoGP seemed clear. Then came the Grand Prix of Qatar. A somewhat optimistic pre-event claim that he could win the penultimate round of the year at the Lusail International Circuit raised eyebrows, certainly coming from a rider whoi had climbed the MotoGP podium for the first time only a few weeks prior in Australia. Diggia then proceeded to blow the competition into the desert night. His debut win was emotional and brilliant and one of the most unexpected but effective successes in recent MotoGP. VR46 and Ducati endeavored to find the Italian a berth for 2024 and his open, passionate personality and keenness for the promotion and enjoying the MotoGP spotlight flared his popularity. A broken shoulder and collarbone would blot the copybook in 2024 and on the entry to 2025 but Di Giannantonio’s story is one of the most nourishing in MotoGP currently.