MotoGP Argentina J3 Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati/5): “I needed a race like this”

Pecco Bagnaia is not yet a favorite for the title, but he is taking care of himself. This Argentine Grand Prix was supposed to relaunch his season but all in all it will have helped to get it back on track. The Ducati official swears that the poor show offered on Saturday was the epilogue of a bad patch while his rise from thirteenth place to fifth position lays the foundations for his reconstruction. We will find out window since, this weekend, the MotoGP will play its fourth round in Austin…

« I hope to have the same feelings in Austin, but I'm sure this weekend was an important lesson for me ". These are the first words of Pecco Bagnaia on the descent of his Ducati at the end of the last Argentine Grand Prix. The man wants to remove his doubts to resurrect this driver who dominated the end of the last campaign. And this involves reconquering oneself, before seeking victory: “ on Saturday it was just my fault, I apologized to the team because my guys worked hard and I just blew it because I was nervous. Sunday, I managed to be calmer, you can make mistakes but you need to understand why certain mistakes were made. It's important not to have pressure and to stay calm, a 5th place is not my goal, but I am on the way to getting back to fighting for victory ».

Morale was also boosted thanks to good work during the warm-up session: “ we did a very good job in the warm up and we were lucky that it was extended to 40 minutes » explained the pilot Ducati. " I found that confidence at the front that I was missing, in the race I was able to attack braking and corners. I'm honest, I needed a ride like this ».

**Pecco Bagnaia: “ the current uncertainty in the championship is an opportunity for those who started badly like me«**

Now, there is still a long way to go before returning to the forefront of the title race, but the Italian points out that in his misfortune, he still has luck. And here’s why: “ I know everything is still completely open. From a certain point of view, this uncertainty is an opportunity for those who started badly like me, even if I know that I still have to improver”.

« It's clear that there are a lot of fast drivers, but we also encountered some strange situations in these races. The Grand Prix in Qatar was the most normal, in Mandalika there were different tires and a race in the wet, we hadn't been here for two years and the tires changed compared to 2019. I think when the things will normalize, we will see more consistency in the results, maybe starting with Austin ". And it will be this weekend. By the way, on the GP22 side, it's still the team Pramac who taught the factory machines a lesson.