The Italian Grand Prix at Mugello this weekend marks the third of a 2017 MotoGP World Championship which sees Maverick Viñales arrive in Italy as leader, after the crash of his teammate Valentino Rossi in France. His closest rival is now Dani Pedrosa, at 17 points, while it takes 71 to find an Álvaro Bautista whose race score does not reflect his competitiveness in testing.
Mugello has always smiled on the Spaniards in recent years, since the Iberian flag has flown there on the highest step since 2010. This will undoubtedly give a little balm to the heart of Álvaro Bautista whose objective is now to realize his goals on Sunday. performances on Friday and Saturday, after three retirements during the last races…
Alvaro Bautista, 16th in the championship with 14 points: “luck must change at Mugello. I think we're working well, but after the last tour in France I was depressed for two or three days because I couldn't believe we came away from another weekend with nothing. The best way to deal with bad thoughts is to get back on the bike, so the two-day test in Barcelona was good for me. It was a positive test, we were able to try a lot of things that could be useful for the upcoming races. Now we can think about Italy and Mugello, which is the difficult circuit with a lot of changes of direction, but which is nice and very fast. It is one of the most pleasant circuits to ride a MotoGP. Our goal is to continue working in the same way, to try to find the feeling we had in previous races, and finish the work on Sunday. We need to find a setup on Friday that allows me to be comfortable and enjoy riding the bike. The main objective is to improve our performance in qualifying because I think that's where we struggle the most. If we can get a little higher on the grid we can save ourselves some trouble at critical moments. I am motivated and eager to do well after the last few rounds, where luck was not on our side. We will continue to work and continue to fight to show our true potential. »
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