In MotoGP in general and for Ducati in particular there has been a lot of talk lately about team instructions, orders or other recommendations likely to preempt the law of the track in the name of a higher stake. In view of the evolution of the season so far, it is clear that, for its rider Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati has never rolled out the red carpet like his motorcycle to mark out a course leading him to the world title. Jorge Martin's comments and the duels decided to the nearest thousandth on the finish line with Enea Bastianini are as many demonstrations of this. However, in Malaysia…
It will still be difficult to blame Ducati at the end of this season for not having given pride of place to sport in the title perhaps to come in Valencia for its driver Pecco Bagnaia. And if the objective proves to be missed on the evening of the last Grand Prix of the season, the same people who have these doubts will not hesitate to blame Ducati for not ultimately having imposed more discipline...
A subject which fueled the column of the last Malaysian Grand Prix, won by Pecco Bagnaia who had to fight against Enea Bastianini to arrive at his ends. Or almost ? On this subtlety noted at Sepang, we must refer to the arguments of the former driver Keith Huewen who analyzed what happened between Pecco Bagnaia et Enea Bastianini during the Malaysian Grand Prix on crash.net.
Here are his words on the situation at Ducati : " I think a common thing happens within the same team: there is an unwritten rule which explains how things should happen on these occasions, which is that a pilot must not interfere with another who is playing for the world title ».
Instructions ? : “ Bastianini did the right thing and he did enough to prove he could have been there if he wanted to«
The former MotoGP rider and expert added: “ How many “unwritten rules” have we seen broken over the years? Several times, as on the occasion of Sepang 2015 with Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi. Bastianini would have liked to win this race. I think he was still very intelligent in race management and also in the moment when he overtook a few laps from the end ».
« I think on any other occasion he would have fought with Pecco on the last lap. I think he did the right thing and he did enough to prove that he could have been there if he wanted to. His behavior was perfect, he showed himself to be an intelligent boy who was able to understand the situation, and also the interest of Pecco and his team. It could have been a similar situation to Aragon or Misano, when they played them to the end, but in Malaysia it happened differently and it was just ". See you now in Valencia for the epilogue…
