A place at the end of the top 5 behind other Ducatis, but also ahead of his championship rival Fabio Quartararo who continues to work miracles with his Yamaha, Pecco Bagnaia does not a priori have anything to rejoice about his past Friday in Aragon. However, the official in red immediately reassures and promises a bright future in Alcañiz...
Pecco Bagnaia closed the first day of testing at Aragon Motorland with the 5th fastest time, behind Jorge Martin, Fabio Quartararo, Johann Zarco and Enea Bastianini. The pilot Ducati, fresh from 4 consecutive victories, namely Assen, Silverstone, Red Bull Ring and Misano, was back this Friday on the track where he had signed his first victory in MotoGP.
The Italian worked mainly with worn tires, finishing his FP2 with a time of 1'47.639, synonymous with fifth position, 237 thousandths behind the GP22 of Jorge Martin, the fastest of the day. The second in the championship is not moping about this result, on the contrary: “ I am satisfied with our work today he says. " We didn't give too much importance to the times: we mainly focused on doing the most laps on worn tires and our pace was good ».
Pecco Bagnaia: “ in FP3 many drivers will improve »
« I wasn't able to do an exceptional time hunt, but today with the soft tires I didn't find the right conditions to attack. » he adds. “ Tomorrow morning in FP3 the grip of the asphalt will certainly be better than today, so many drivers will improve. It will be important to be able to stay in the top ten, in order to make a good qualification ". And he ends: “ moving forward here in Aragon is essential, just like being able to manage the tires well in a race. In any case, I am confident, because we already know what measures to take on Saturday ».
MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix FP2 results:
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