Enea Bastianini saved the essential in this complicated and twisted Indonesian Grand Prix by bringing back points which allow him to still command the championship before the third round expected in Argentina in two weeks. He would certainly have hoped for better, but his timid start plunged him into a melee and a ragtag fight for eighth place, notably led by rookie Darryn Binder…
Un Darryn binder which everyone is wary of but who succeeded, no offense to those who finished behind him this Sunday in Mandalika, a great race in Indonesia. Anyone who has seen the Yamaha RNF up close, be Enea Bastianini tell : " with Darryn it was dangerous. At turn 2, he pushed me far and I had to join behind the group. Finally I took a little lead and 11th place is not bad. I could have been eighth too, it's a shame. But it's important to score points and to have had a good race » analyzes the pilot Gresini.
Enea Bastianini meets the Binder brothers
The winner of Qatar and leader of provisional general classification However, do not dwell too much on the South African who made his race. Because he knows that if he was there, it was first and foremost because of himself… “ I did badly and it took me a little too long to find the right feeling ", recognize bastianini. " The first few laps were truly incredible. I couldn't see anything, so I had trouble. After that, little by little, I found my rhythm and I was fast. The last ten laps were really good. I was then in the group of six or seven runners and I overtook them ».
The 24-year-old Italian will arrive in Argentina with 30 points scored in two rounds and two lengths ahead of his closest pursuer who is none other than the older brother of the man who was his Indonesian nightmare, namely Brad Binder...
MotoGP Indonesia Race: classification
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