The Italian Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia2023 MotoGP world champion, said he felt “incredible and very happy” because he won the Gran Premi Comunitat Valenciana, even after Jorge Martín’s crash the title win was not important.
“In today’s situations, it’s useless, but it’s my dream. In the last five laps I started to feel cold on the bike and I was afraid for the front tire, but finally I could breathe, it wasn’t easy. day because I had a lot of pressure,” the Italian champion acknowledged.
“This weekend I was very focused on the track, I know that yesterday I made a bad choice of tire, but I also chose the medium to understand what the fall of the tire is. Falling in Catalunya means slowed down my time and then I had a lot of trouble finding speed on the bike,” Bagnaia recalled.
“In the second half of the season I was not fast in the sprints and that is something to improve in 2024, but I am very proud of my team, my environment, my girlfriend, who always understands me in all conditions. ,” explained the Italian pilot.
“This year, Jorge, starting in Catalunya, was gaining a lot of confidence and recovering points. He was very difficult to stop and that is why I think this year has been more difficult,” he highlighted.
The Italian said he feels like a better rider than in 2022, when he won his first MotoGP title. “I feel more competitive and I have more awareness, I manage the pressure better, despite having less advantage, and in that sense I made a big step forward and I think I will continue learn from my mistakes because it’s a process of continuous improvement and we have to continue on this line.”
The champion remembers his fall from Catalunya as the most complicated moment. “It was very difficult and to be overtaken by Brad -Binder- was very dangerous, but I was lucky that Bastianini took some drivers in the first corner, and he also had a race in Misano a week later, and the two that podium gave me. They helped me focus on the championship.”
Source: La Verdad
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