Pecco Bagnaia sincere about the new Ducati

The words of Pecco Bagnaia

Peccp Bagnaia finished ahead of everyone on the first day of MotoGP testing in Qatar. "I didn’t think I would be able to do the same time as in qualifying without putting on soft,” he admitted, in words collected by Motorsport.com. I think the track has improved a lot in terms of grip, that it is one of the best in terms of asphalt and grip, but that makes it difficult to understand the level of what you are feeling, also becauseé you can do practically the same times with the new tire and with the used tire. They dance at most three tenths".

"It è not easy to understand if the things you try work or not, but it seems to me that we have taken a step forward compared to Malaysia at the level of power delivery – added Pecco -. We also tried again the new fairing and the sensations were the same as in Sepang, confirming that there are strengths and weaknesses compared to the standard one. In general, however, I am happy with how things went today".

"Was the new GP24 born better? I don’t know, but compared to the bikes of the last few years I would say sì. The GP22 was a complete disaster in testing and even last year the first two and a half days we were in trouble. But this bike è good because it helps me in braking, whereas last year we suffered on this aspect in the second part of the season. In terms of braking we have made a good step forward, also in terms of speed, but maybe we have less grip than the GP23. We are working on it to find a balance, but I think it is something we can improve".

"Right now 8. Let’s see if he’ll feel the same way tomorrow or on Friday of the GP, but in Malaysia I would have said 7. I did not expect to be able to be soì fast without pushing too much. This è very positive, but I want to be cautious and wait for tomorrow, when we have to make all the decisions" Bagnaia commented on his confidence level ahead of the start of the World Championship.