Enea Bastianini had a great year in 2020. And for good reason: not only did it end with a world title in Moto2, but it also gave him the gateway to achieving the discipline which is the goal of a career : MotoGP. The Italian looks back on this pivotal season, specifying in particular that he had felt very early on that this campaign would be the one where all the planets would align...
Enea Bastianini has finished with a first part of his career which opens up a second where he will be among the most prominent riders in motorcycle racing. This is the case when one accesses the MotoGP. A promotion justified by a title in Moto2 and which will be done under the sponsorship of Ducati who also bet on his runner-up from the last championship, Luca marini.
The two young Italians will meet on the team's GP19 Avintia. By the way, bastianini has the particularity of having been able to flourish outside of the transalpine talent incubator that is the VR46 academy. This is the first in this case since Andrea Iannone. Bastianini entered the Moto3 category in 2014 via the Red Bull Rookies Cup. In his second season, he finished third in the championship and runner-up in the world in 2016. He celebrated a total of six Grand Prix victories in the two intermediate categories of the Grand Prix.
« I was very young in Moto3 ", said bastianini. " It wasn't really work, I just enjoyed it. In Moto2, the situation has changed a lot because the bike is heavier. You have to work a lot more physically to change direction and brake ". An assimilation made in 2020 and which he admits to having grasped very early: “ to be honest, I understood it from the first moment. From the tests at the start of the year, I saw that we were fast. I was convinced of my potential and what I could achieve. We also believed in it with my team, we immediately said to ourselves that we would succeed “, revealed the Italian to “Motitalia”.
Bastianini will be with the former chief mechanic of Dovizioso
A dynamic which also had an impact on the mind. On this point, the Italtrans team and the experienced chief technician John Sandi were an important factor: the team was exceptional, as was Giovanni. A great person and a great technician. He works a lot on the pilot, especially mentally, and I have to say that has helped me a lot along the way. I always felt at home ».
In 2021, bastianini will also be well supported since its track engineer will be Alberto Giribuola, former team leader and long-time Dovizioso. " This is what I wanted: to be promoted to the MotoGP category as world champion. This adventure starts next year and I will definitely have to work hard in winter, because in MotoGP the smallest details count. I must try to learn as quickly as possible and take the right steps. "
As he will be one of the three promoted with Jorge Martin et Luca marini who will also ride motorcycles Ducati, the first objective is clear: “ he is trying to win the title of 'Rookie of the Year'. And above all to understand how I can best work for the future " finished bastianini. By the way, with Francesco Bagnaia, Luca Marini, Enea Bastianini, Danilo Petrucci, Franco Morbidelli et Valentino Rossi, six Italians will participate in the 2021 MotoGP season. There is another Italian at Aprilia with Lorenzo Savadori, but it has not yet been decided whether he or Bradley Smith will participate in races on the RS-GP.
