Pecco Bagnaia will enter into intense reflection during this summer break, at the end of which he hopes to draw from it a synthesis and an energy which will allow him to raise his level of play. In fact, he is the first to recognize that he is undergoing more the current domination of Fabio Quartararo that he does not thwart it. From the start of the school year, next month, he knows that he will have to show a completely different face if he wants to start by making up the 47 points behind in the championship that he counts on the Frenchman at the Yamaha...
Pecco Bagnaia believed in Jerez that he had entered the right dynamic to anchor himself among the short list of title contenders this season. He is certainly not yet excluded, since the Italian is still third in the provisional general classification. But from being a momentary leader, since Spain he has accumulated points behind, to the point of counting 47 at mid-season… His spoils are meager compared to the one who leads the debates since the 2018 Moto2 World Champion only claims three podiums. He was third in Doha-1, then second in Portimão and Jerez. Official Ducati, he is not brand leader either, a status left to Johann zarco, which plays under the colors of the Pramac satellite team.
So, obviously, at the time of reckoning, bagnaia cannot be happy: for the moment, Fabio Quartararo and the Yamaha have a head start » admits the eminent academician VR46 who specifies about his past in the hierarchy: “ that's definitely a lot of points… I tried and still try to get the maximum ».
« In my opinion, we have a possibility, but we have to take a step ", underlined the factory driver Ducati. " If we want to have a chance in the title fight, we have to improve. I have to improve as a rider and the Ducati may have to take a step as a bike too. As a driver I still need to improve. In certain situations you have to make the best of it, even when you struggle, like in Assen »
Bagnaia: “I would also really like to talk to the team to find something that can help us”
During the Dutch Grand Prix, the Italian fought with total commitment to keep Quarterly and Nakagami and the rest of the pack behind him. But Pecco exaggerated, going too many times to the famous green part of the track, which earned him a “long lap”, pushing him back to sixth place.
« We will have a lot to do said Pecco, referring to the five-week break before Spielberg's double impact on August 8 and 15. “ During this summer break I will focus a lot on being better prepared and even more 'ready' in Austria ". He finishes : " I would also really like to talk to the team to find something that can help us. Because at the moment Fabio and Yamaha are one step ahead », insists the Ducati rider of 24 years.
MotoGP Championship ranking after Assen (9/19):
Credit classification motogp.com
