Pecco Bagnaia is still gaining momentum in this Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez and she should undoubtedly reach her peak this Sunday, the big day of the race which yields the most points. Feverish on Friday with a lot of problems to resolve, which Davide Tardozzi had implied, he started his Saturday cautiously before really accelerating from Q1. During the Sprint, he observed Martin and the KTMs before neutralizing his famous companion and stealing second place from his former teammate. He still has one place to win on Sunday, and he will have shown that the crashes of Argentina and Austin are to be put away with bad memories...
But in the meantime, they remain firmly engraved in his mind: “I didn't want to take too many risks after two falls in the last races, maybe that's the right approach”. An approach, perhaps suggested by Valentino Rossi who, during his visit to the troops admitted to having had a discussion on the last two Grands Prix of his illustrious academician with this very particular advice “ to go slower »...
And justly : " I'm really happy with my race today ". He pursues : " Overnight my team did a truly amazing job to try to put myself in a position to have a good qualification. At first I struggled to adapt to the bike, but after the second outing in Q1 I felt really comfortable and in the race I just tried to be fast. It was not easy : the third sector is still my weak point, but I'm sure we'll sort that out on Sunday too ". And he concludes on this subject: “ we showed that we knew how to react and that’s important ».
Pecco Bagnaia: “ the others are all fast and finally I am the outsider this weekend »
Still, the KTM seem formidable. But for the World Champion, not so much… “ KTMs are very efficient in acceleration. Jack and Brad were strong in braking, but above all they managed to turn the bike well, you have to understand how much the tires have worn to do this. At the moment it is too early to draw conclusions about who the rivals are and whether or not I will be in the match ". And he adds: “ the others are all fast and finally I am the outsider this weekend ».
Before joining his family, he does not forget his teammate who had to withdraw: “ not having Enea, who we all know is very fast, certainly limits us to test tires or different solutions. I can't wait for Enea to return 100% to work together and progress ».
MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix Sprint Results at Jerez:
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