Barely got off his factory Ducati GP18 after obtaining third place on the grid for the Qatar Grand Prix, Danilo Petrucci confided his mixed feelings to the official website MotoGP.com.
Danilo, despite the wind and despite the sand, you were fantastic. How difficult was it to put it all together?
Danilo Petrucci : “very difficult today! Very very difficult because it was very windy and the track was very dirty today. During the first run of qualifying I didn't feel very good, maybe because I hadn't warmed up the tires enough. So I went back and told the mechanics that I wanted to go out on my own. They told me “Okay, get out now!” » and there were immediately 11 pilots with me (laughs). It was very strange and I was very worried about this situation because I didn't do a very good lap during the first run, and during the second run, again, there were a lot of people. I then said to myself “Okay, you only have one turn.”. I attacked a lot and I saw Zarco in the distance who was doing a very, very good lap. Marc was in front of me and I attacked very hard but I didn't imagine reaching the first row. But it's very good to start the championship. »
