Something happened in the Avintia box which has been Ruben Xaus's territory since the last San Marino Grand Prix. And for good reason: after a wild race from its driver Enea Bastianini, we found the Spanish colors who are experiencing their final season in MotoGP on the podium. The last time, which was also the first for the team, was last year in Brno with Johann Zarco. But this third place in Misano has a completely different flavor. Ruben Xaus explains why, which allows him to empty his bag…
Reuben Xaus ecstatic state at the arrival of San Marino Grand Prix. And he had every reason to be. Its pilot Enea Bastianini had crossed the finish line of the route of Misano in third place after a magnificent demonstration. His regular and fast times proved that he would have been a contender for victory if he had started from a better position on the grid. And we are talking about a rookie riding a now antique GP19 who thus left the fray, as usual.
So many parameters that allow us to say Ruben Xaus without a frown : " this podium tastes much better than last year's » he blurted out on DAZN. “ We built it: ninth on the first lap, overtaking Marc Márquez, Aleix Espargaró, Joan Mir, Álex Rins, Jack Miller… In other words, a great race. Zarco had already made podiums before, here we are talking about a rookie, and this is our last season in MotoGP. We achieved a podium with a very limited budget ».
Ruben Xaus: “ Zarco had a much better bike than Bastianini«
In his analysis, xaus is not quite finished with his former French pilot as he adds: “ Zarco didn't want to ride for us, but he had a much better bike than Bastianini now. In Brno we took pole and that was great, but a lot had happened. Not in this race ". He also says : " after our podium with Johann Zarco, everyone said 'ah but it's Johann, it's the bike...' We're doing it again with the same team, without having a better bike, so that means the package is incredible, added to an incredible performance from the driver ».
A performance so convincing that it deserves to be rewarded by Ducati... " We have another race here in a month, so if Ducati could help our situation a little we could perform even better. » ends Xaus on Mortorsport.com : " I hope things will happen. Now we have to ask the 'kings', that is Ducati, to give us something more, because we are at home and we deserve it. It's the team's farewell and I think it's deserved ". And then we may still have to help bagnaia to take as many points as possible Quarterly, and therefore be able to put the most Ducati possible in front of Yamaha .
