The theory had promised it and, after five Grands Prix, practice proves it, which has not escaped Pecco Bagnaia who is the great beneficiary: yes, the Sprint race has fundamentally changed the face of racing title. Because without this Saturday competition, the Ducati official's affairs against his distinguished colleague but also declared rival in the championship Marco Bezzecchi would be much less brilliant...
Pecco Bagnaia did his calculations and logically came to the conclusion that, without the half points awarded on Saturday compared to the full points to be taken on Sunday, he would be in crisis. This new format of the Grands Prix saves the day. Indeed, at this stage of the season, after five rounds played, the World Champion won two Sunday Grand Prix and had to retire during the other three due to a crash. He therefore only scored 50 points while he counts 94 on the meter. THE 44 others come from the Saturday Sprints.
Meanwhile, Marco Bezzecchi, who trails him by only one point in provisional general classification, scored 76 units during Sunday alone. The count is correct: in the traditional version of the season, the result would be 76 à 50 in favor of the pilot Ducati satellite of the VR46. Seen like that, we shouldn't be surprised to hear Pecco Bagnaia regret the blessed days of the factory driver better equipped than his counterpart in a private team...
Pecco Bagnaia: “ I'm really lucky at the moment that there are Sprint races »
Public chat motorsport total, Pecco Bagnaia states: “ Sprint races definitely help, because without them I would be far behind ". He adds : " what really annoys me is that we are always on top, always! We are still among the fastest, we still have the best race pace. But I only lead the championship by one point ».
« Of course, I crashed in Argentina, in Austin and at Le Mans. I'm really lucky at the moment that there are sprint races. Otherwise, I would already be far behind » he repeats, even specifying: “ I could already have 70 points more without my withdrawals ". So before the Italian Grand Prix which will take place in a little less than a month, he intends to study everything to take corrective action… “ During this break, I want to understand everything better, because every time I manage or wait, I make a mistake or fall. You have to understand this ».
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