The love story that unites Enea Bastianini to the Misano track was once again undeniable during the sixteenth round of the MotoGP championship. During the fourteenth in mid-September, he broke away from the peloton to finish on the podium after a solid comeback. For his reunion with the Emilia-Romagna track, the Avintia driver did the same by starting sixteenth to take third place on the last lap from the new World Champion Fabio Quartararo. He is now ahead of Jorge Martin in the championship and therefore at the head of the rookies. But still not better regarded in Borgo Panigale…
Enea Bastianini promises to be the exception to the rule nevertheless affirmed by the boss of the competition among the red tunics that Ducati only looks at the results of its drivers to give them the best hardware available. Indeed, although now in front of a Jorge Martín still praised in the championship, the Italian, who surprised again in Misano, will always have to be content with a Desmosedici from a past vintage to do his job in 2022 within the team Gresini. While the young Spaniard from Pramac will indeed be state-of-the-art.
However, he did not escape Gigi Dall'Igna that his young compatriot brought up 13 positions in this antepenultimate game of the year in MotoGP. Enea Bastianini was the only Ducatist on the podium in Emilia Romagna, along with the official Honda duo. “ On Saturday I destroyed three bikes in eight laps » comments Enea. “ It wasn't an easy weekend, since I started from 16th position on the grid. At first I stayed in the traffic, then I started to attack, to find rhythm and above all confidence in the tires. Compared to a month ago, temperatures were cooler and the medium tire turned out to be the right choice, because it allowed me to be efficient especially in the middle of the turn. Finally, I managed to reach the first positions, where Quartararo was. It was a good battle with him, I wanted to finish third and I attacked it cleanly taking the position »
« After yesterday's qualifying I thought it would be impossible to get on the podium, actually I didn't expect it, it's strange for me to be in the top three' adds the Italian. “ When I saw Bagnaia on the ground and Fabio not too far away, I realized that I had to give everything. » For Bastianini, this is the second podium and now the question of a GP22 for next season arises.
Bastianini : “Ducati m’a confirmé qu’il serait impossible d’avoir la GP22"
He answers this delicate question: “ Next year I will have the Ducati 2021 version with the best possible equipment. During the week, I spoke with Ducati and Dall'Igna, who confirmed to me that it would be impossible to have the GP22. So we will have to work hard to be competitive and try to get the best result. »
Humble, he ends by talking about his room for improvement: “II have to improve the qualifications, otherwise, in the race, I have to recover like I did in Misano. On Saturday we definitely have to do better, I'm referring to FP4, as well as qualifying. This improvement will have to start with Portugal where we will adopt a different strategy. In addition to this, we will have to try to start the meeting in a more competitive way from Friday, given that we suffer very often in the first practice sessions, as well as in mixed conditions, where I suffer. Saturday's falls are confirmation of this. » Jorge Martín, too, fell a lot, also correcting his GP21s. Enea Bastianini does he live at Ducati the same situation experienced Franco Morbidelli at Yamaha under the Petronas colors?
MotoGP Misano-2 J3: Ranking
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