Enea Bastianini is playing his own competition in this MotoGP championship where he is still mathematically able to challenge for the title. Politically, it's another matter, which brings us back to his match within the match, the current duel against Jorge Martin to be Pecco Bagnaia's teammate in 2023. The same Bagnaia who now needs to garner the 25 points from victory in each race to continue his climb over Fabio Quartararo, leader in the general classification. However, the Gresini driver assures that he wants to play his card in Austria this weekend, which could therefore pose a problem…
Enea Bastianini arrives at the Red Bull Ring with the good feelings taken at Silverstone, in a British Grand Prix which marked the return of the MotoGP in his last part of the campaign. The pilot Gresini had in fact finished fourth in his Battle of Britain just ahead Jorge Martin which is its competitor for the red combination targeted for next year. All with one less fin, lost in the melee at the start.
Last year on the Styrian plain, it was actually half of a fairing that flew away while, starting fifteenth, he was in the top 10 after only five laps. This time he has a good GP21 and no longer a GP19. And then he finished third in 2016 in Moto3 and second in 2018. All that's missing is first place to complete the table on his Austrian record... " I've had good results at the Red Bull Ring in the past and I like the track too » assures the 24-year-old pilot with a driving style so particular that he was the subject of a study by Jack Miller.
Enea Bastianini: “ I want to continue fighting for the best results«
The pilot Gresini Ducati, already a triple winner this year adds: “ Last year at Spielberg I was unlucky in the second race, but I was competitive all weekend before. That's why my goal is also to maintain the good form after the fourth place at Silverstone and to continue fighting for the best results ».
For his part, his teammate Fabio DiGiannantonio will seek to erase Austria the bad memory of Silverstone : " The Red Bull Ring has always been a challenge for me, I haven't been able to achieve the best results there. It is therefore high time to turn the tide. After a difficult weekend at Silverstone, we finally want to make amends and we have to start from scratch. We want to get back to the good form we had at the start of the season ».
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Friday August 19:
08:25 a.m. – 08:45 p.m.: MotoE, FP1
09:00 – 09:40: Moto3, FP1
09:55 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.: MotoGP, FP1
10:55 – 11:35: Moto2, FP1
12:35 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.: MotoE, FP2
13:15 p.m. – 13:55 p.m.: Moto3 FP2
14:10 p.m. – 14:55 p.m.: MotoGP FP2
15-10 – 15:50 p.m.: Moto2 FP2
16:50 p.m. – 17:00 p.m.: MotoE, Qualifying 1
17:10 p.m. – 17:20 p.m.: MotoE, Qualifying 2
Saturday, August 20
09:00 – 09:40: Moto3 FP3
09:55 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.: MotoGP, FP3
10:55 – 11:35: Moto2, FP3
12:35 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.: Moto3, Qualifying 1
13:00 p.m. – 13:15 p.m.: Moto3, Qualifying 2
13:30 p.m. – 14:00 p.m.: MotoGP FP4
14:10 p.m. – 14:25 p.m. MotoGP Q1
14:35 p.m. – 14:50 p.m.: MotoGP, Q2
15:10 p.m. – 15:25 p.m.: Moto2 Qualifying 1
15:35 p.m. – 15:50 p.m.: Moto2 Qualifying 2
16:15 p.m.: MotoE, Race 1 (8 laps)
Sunday, August 21
09:00 – 09:10: Moto3, Warm-up
09:20 – 09:30: Moto2, Warm-up
09:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: MotoGP, Warm-up
11:00 a.m.: Moto3, Race (23 laps)
12:20 a.m.: Moto2, Race (25 laps)
14:00 p.m.: MotoGP, race (28 laps)
15:30 p.m.: MotoE, race 2
