Bastianini talks about “small” options and his rivals do not see him as a candidate

Enea Bastianini They have been the protagonists for two-thirds of the championship, the first of their three wins and leading the World Cup, and this third battle against Bagnaia for victory in the last two rounds. Too bad about the middle third because that’s where he threw a lot of credit. He ensures that the break served to reconsider.

“I think my chances are very, very few. So far I have not lost them. We will see what happens in the future. It is important to have good races like Aragón and Misano and I think after the holidays in summer I have made a good step. This is the most important for us. I try to do my best every week to finish the Championship in a good position”, he explained.

They have asked him to elaborate on what happened after the break, but he has not been able to explain either: “I don’t know, I felt more explosive compared to the first part. I won three races before the summer but it was difficult for me to maintain that consistency in ‘qualy’ and the 2021 bike helped me reach my goal and I feel better every race. The Ducati is a fantastic bike with new tires , at Aragon Ducati made a difference and that helped my speed.”

Bastianini became the worst enemy for Ducati, he was in his ranks, and team orders began to plan. At the moment he says that in Aragon he did not receive them. “In Misano they said yes I have and I don’t and that’s fine because I have a small chance and I have to use this opportunity to give 100% in the races. In the last part of the championship we will see if at that moment I receive team order or not, but I’m not stressing about it.”

And he explained again when asked that “there is a great unknown about the situation and the media is pressing, but the situation in my box is very smooth, everything is running well and my feeling is positive and I believe that Ducati likes it. way”.

“At the moment I have not received any orders and we will see in the future what will happen if Pecco is more ahead in the championship compared to now. At the moment it is unknown, I always have to give 100% to be the fastest and that’s it.”

Bagnaia for his part reflected on this that “Honestly, I don’t think I need help to be first. I’d rather beat a rider on the track and not because I’m going to let someone win, but I’m not the one making these decisions. I’ve already expressed my wish , that they let me do what I want to do, and if they decide otherwise it won’t be up to me. I’ll compete, I’ll try to be at the front and fight for victory”.

If they see him as a candidate

The three candidates for the title asked if Bastianini had options – he reached 48 points from Quartararo and 31 from Aleix Espargaró – Quartararo assured that “as a driver he is very strong, now there are 5 races left and he is less of a contender than us, but if anyone If he makes a mistake, he won’t be that far. I don’t think he’s much of a contender for a good race in Aragon, I see him a little further than Pecco and Aleix”.

Bagnaia recognized that “Enea is one of the best riders on the grid and will try to get back to the front and finish on the podium because that is one of his main goals. I will always try to fight for victory. For now, with 48 points compared to Fabio I don’t see him as a contender, but I’ve recovered a lot of points in recent races and he has a chance”.

For his part, Aleix Espargaró said that “he is very fast and it is not easy to dictate orders. You have to understand the best situation, he is still an opponent, but Pecco is more than Enea. He is very fast but 48 points in five races is quite difficult”.