Bagnaia: “I wanted to win, but I decided to accept second”

The Italian Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia (Ducati Desmosedici GP24) was assured from his second in the San Marino Grand Prix already “Ultimately, he obviously wants to win.” “When it rained and I saw Martín enter the pit lane, I thought ‘well, I don’t have to take risks, because he won’t take the points’, because it didn’t rain much.”

“I knew it was going to be rainy and I was starting to be competitive in the rain, but I saw Marc come and he was the bravest in these conditions, so when he passed me, I tried to give it back to him. , but I don’t have much chance to do this and the only option is to try to launch remotelywhich would not have been the right thing to do,” Bagnaia admitted.

And he continued to explain: “I tried to follow him, but in the last four laps I started to lose time and noticed my physical condition, so I decided to finish – considered good – second, and From then on I noticed more pain, because I lost my concentration and it affected me.”

‘Pecco’ Bagnaia admitted: “Marc was very brave when the rain poured and it was difficult to pass him, Although the pace was quite similar, I was faster in turn 11 and he got right on me in turns 15-16, so we were making rubber and it was hard to catch him.

“It doesn’t feel like a win to me, because it’s not a victorybut the taste it will leave is delicious since yesterday I was angry, because I saw myself with possibilities and I didn’t take advantage, but today I gave everything and I didn’t win,” commented Bagnaia.

As far as the championship is concerned, he was clear, stating: “mathematically it is possible and you have to believe in your possibilities, and consider that there are other drivers there to fight for the championship, like Marc and Enea, who always have potential. “I have never ruled anyone out for the championship, I know what their potential is and their bike, and they are in a position to fight for the championship until Valencia.”