Ducati Corse man Gigi Dall'Igna went through all the stages during qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix. He was initially over the moon to see that his driver Pecco Bagnaia achieved his second pole position of the season in two races and with a new track record, as at Losail. Pushing back his runner-up by more than three tenths, which was Fabio Quartararo, is no small thing. And then we went from laughter to tears when we learned that the performance was ultimately not accepted due to yellow flags being raised at the time of its production. Dall'Igna and his pilot then saw red...
Le MotoGP can sometimes be cruel. We can thus learn while we celebrate a new track record giving pole position that ultimately, these efforts and these risks were for nothing and that we will no longer start from first but from eleventh place for the Grand Prix…
bagnaia was angry as he dropped the helmet into his stand: “They really broke my ass…, there was no yellow flag” said de Pecco on his return to the box, after suffering the cancellation of the lap with which he had won pole. His boss Dall'Igna added on Sky Sports "canceling two out of two laps at Bagnaia because of the yellow flag is really bad luck. We need to understand if the yellow flag was really displayed, we will do the necessary checks".
Ducati: two yellow flags that are expensive
The images seem obvious... But bagnaia has reason to be frustrated because his first best time was crossed out due to the yellow flags brought out following Johann zarco who will finally start third and first Ducati. Then his second attempt, which should have been a feat, was canceled afterOlivier fell.
It's called being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But the Italian is not the only one to be languishing this evening. Indeed, the best tour of Casa Particular in Viñales was also canceled for touching the green at the exit of the curve, a very light touch, which nevertheless relegates the official Yamaha in twelfth position. While his teammate Fabio Quartararo will start from pole position.
MotoGP Portugal J2: qualifying
