Francesco is Italian “Pecco” Bagnaia (Ducati Desmosedici GP22), winner of the Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix and just two points away from the world title, says that “now” he can “calm down”that “the weekend was quite difficult, because of the mistakes he made on Saturday”, but that “for Valencia” they must “understand what happened”.
“We can be strong without forcing the engine like yesterday and today’s race is proof that we are very fast without doing crazy things,” he said.
“The straight in the first corner helped my start, but also my reflexes in the start system and risked under braking, because then, Martín had incredible speed. and I pushed hard, it was out of reach for me and after two laps I decided to loosen up a bit, so when it fell I tried to manage the tires; as Bastianini was also pushing a lot and when he passed me it was one of the toughest parts of the race as it is actually quite difficult trying to follow him because he has more traction than me in the fast corners but in the end the braking is the point that allowed me to win today”, admitted “Pecco”.
“The second half of the race was costly due to a rear tire failurethat’s why I tried to manage it in the best possible way and, when I saw that my pace was better, I tried to recover, even if I took a risk in the seventh turn and went wide and tried to get as close as possible to Bastianini”, continued Bagnaia .
“When I passed Bastianini I tried to force three laps to go and with two more laps I slowed down because my rear tire broke, it was too hot and I tried to save a little on the last lap but I saw Enea. widen to turn 9 and also allowed me to win,” said the Italian.
Regarding the Valencia race, he assured that “if you are too careful you can have problems, even in a group battle, and it is more difficult to do what you want, I will try to have a normal and smart weekend in Valencia , manage it and understand everything And if I have a chance to win, I will, and hopefully the race will be dry and we’ll see what happens.”
De Bastianini said that “he will not be an easy partner; we both have to do a good job and, undoubtedly, it is different compared to today”.
“The situation will be different because he is a different person and when you get to the factory team you have to adapt to the way you work. It will not be easy for him, but in the championship it will be the same as before. . The first person you want to beat is your ally and always will be,” said Bagnaia after winning the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Source: La Verdad
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