When we look back on this astonishing season, we will realize that he is a driver who missed out on a great opportunity. Of course, he should still find himself in the Ducati factory team, and he also still has seven Grands Prix left to get rid of the black cat that is clinging to his tail. But his pure performance should tell him better, if he could only see the finish. So goes the year of Pecco Bagnaia who explains how to ride a Ducati today. An approach that can always be useful, for example to the leader of the championship…
And this leader is the official pilot that he will undoubtedly replace, either Andrea Dovizioso. The latter complains that everything he has learned since 2013 with a Desmosedici no longer works. Blame it on a damn new tire Michelin . A set which delights, on the other hand, Pecco Bagnaia, which thus confirms the idea of the engineer Gigi Dall'Igna that this new rubber is made for young people coming from Moto2…
The protégé of the VR46 gives the new instructions as follows: “ compared to the other Ducatis, I am stronger in the first part of the braking phase and then also at the entry into the corner. Here I can catch up on other bikes, like the Yamaha and the Suzuki “, said the 2 Moto2018 world champion.
Braking and turning
Bagnaia, who is only 15th in the world championship with 29 points due to bad luck and leg surgery also explained: “ the Suzuki and Yamaha have always been incredibly strong in this area. The Ducati engine is also incredibly good. I have to use the tire on the sidewall less and I can open the throttle immediately because the engine is so powerful. I can also better manage the grip of the rear wheel over distance ».
The 23-year-old pilot finishes: “ the main reason for my current performance is that I am ahead of the other Ducati riders in braking and cornering ". A word to the wise… Precisely, what are its relations with Andrea Dovizioso ? After the Misano tests, I spoke a little with Dovizioso, confirms Bagnaia, but it's difficult to explain certain things to me, because he and I drive differently, with very different settings. Everyone has their own way of driving, maybe what is good for me is not good for them. If he came and asked me something, I would have no problem talking to him and telling him what I'm comfortable with. But right now, we haven't sat down to talk about what makes me stronger and what he lacks."
» I really like the new Ducati, I always liked it a lot. The enormous adaptation work we accomplished in 2019 has borne fruit this year. Then the new ones. the tires didn't limit me like they did for Dovi, so I think the sum of that and the fact that every time I go out on the track I manage to have more and more confidence in myself has led me to be very fast.” A mental sport, motorcycling as always…
