It is a transformed Francesco Bagnaia compared to the 2019 financial year that we have had the opportunity to observe since the start of this Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. The GP20 and the prospect of a possible place within the official Ducati team in the event of Andrea Dovizioso's defection motivate the VR16 academician to say the least. Here he is fourth on the starting grid for the Jerez race this Sunday. And it could even have been better...
Francis Bagnaia closed the qualification phase of the Spanish Grand Prix, the first race of MotoGP 2020, with the fourth fastest time. The Pramac Ducati Team rider could also have taken pole if he had not been slowed down by the fall ofAlex Rins. Not bad, the pace is very good and tomorrow in the race he could be among the protagonists. Here's what "Pecco" said.
“The fall of Rins which made me lose two and a half tenths”
« I'm very happy because this weekend we did a completely different strategy and it worked. Yesterday we focused only on race pace, while this morning we entered Q2. In the heat, however, I wouldn't have expected to go below a minute and 37 and yet we managed » rejoices the 2 Moto2018 World Champion.
« Too bad for Rins' fall which made me lose two and a half tenths seen by telemetry. I had to give up for a moment but overall it's good, I'm very happy. Tomorrow, it will be essential to get off to a good start and then do a management race. I aspire to the Top Ten if anything more comes it will be a bonus. Last year I always had a lot of difficulty, while starting this very special season in this way makes me very happy ". His teammate Jack Miller will start just behind him, after suffering a crash in the final moments of Q2.
MotoGP Jerez 1 J2: Q2 and Q1 times
