MotoGP 2019, Valencia J.1 Tests: Ducati delighted with Bagnaia is already putting pressure on Petrucci.

There are no downtimes in MotoGP. And nothing is ever acquired. Elements that a person must think about Danilo Petrucci certainly delighted to don a red jumpsuit. But it is worth it. And when you are a factory driver, you have no right to indulgence; the proof with the team manager Davide Tardozzi which already warns the successor of Jorge Lorenzo…    

Petrux finished his first day as an official Ducati team rider in the top 10 of the first Valencia test rankings. He is the second of the protagonists in Desmosedici, behind Dovizioso. But the beginner bagnaia is not that far with the GP18 while Miller had a technical problem.

And then there is a problem, on which Davide Tardozzi lingers… “ Danilo understood that he had reached a limit and that he had to change something in his riding style. He must resolve the problems which slowed him down in the second half of the season and which had been analyzed by certain Ducati engineers... He is running strong with the new tyres. But we need to improve on long runs. This is something we are going to focus on this winter. Compared to Lorenzo there is 8-10 kg difference, but it's not just the weight. It's the aggressiveness on acceleration that destroys the rear tire. When you reach certain temperatures, they are no longer effective ».

The roadmap of Petrucci is traced. Especially since, behind it, it’s already growing… “ Pecco Bagnaia is an excellent investment. It will bring us satisfaction” dates Tardozzi.

MotoGP 2019, Valencia J.1 Tests: times.

1	12	Maverick Vinales	Yamaha M1	1:31.416
2	93	Marc Marquez	Honda RC213V	1:31.718	0.302	0.302
3	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha M1	1:31.845	0.429	0.127
4	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati GP19	1:31.846	0.430	0.001
5	6	Stefan bradl	Honda RC213V	1:32.015	0.599	0.169
6	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha M1	1:32.085	0.669	0.070
7	41	Alex Espargaro	Aprilia RS-GP	1:32.095	0.679	0.010
8	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati GP19	1:32.100	0.684	0.005
9	44	Espargaro Pol	KTM RC16	1:32.179	0.763	0.079
10	51	Michele Pirro	Ducati GP19	1:32.220	0.804	0.041
11	63	Francis Bagnaia	Ducati GP18	1:32.396	0.980	0.176
12	42	alex rins	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:32.402	0.986	0.006
13	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda RC213V	1:32.539	1.123	0.137
14	43	Jack Miller	Ducati GP19	1:32.555	1.139	0.016
15	36	Joan mir	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:32.787	1.371	0.232
16	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati GP18	1:32.834	1.418	0.047
17	5	Johann zarco	KTM RC16	1:32.835	1.419	0.001
18	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Honda RC213V	1:32.959	1.543	0.124
19	29	Andrea Iannone	Aprilia RS-GP	1:33.291	1.875	0.332
20	17	Karel Abraham	Ducati GP18	1:33.301	1.885	0.010
21	38	Bradley Smith	Aprilia RS-GP	1:33.709	2.293	0.408
22	94	Jonas Folger	Yamaha M1	1:33.810	2.394	0.101
23	20	fabio quartararo	Yamaha M1	1:33.850	2.434	0.040
24	55	Hafiz Syahrin	KTM RC16	1:34.233	2.817	0.383
25	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM RC16	1:35.118	3.702	0.885