Pecco Bagnaia explains the difficulties and exalts Aleix Espargarò
Pecco Bagnaia’s statements after the Sprint Race of the Qatar Gp
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In the first Sprint Race of the new MotoGp season Pecco Bagnaia è did not go beyond the fourth position, accusing in the final several problems riding the new bike. At the end of the first mini race in Qatar, the Ducati centaur, at the microphones of "Sky Sport MotoGp", wanted to analyze more in detail the difficulties encountered.
"They are always points earned when you take points regardless of position. Definitely the feelings compared to testing are a little bit different, maybe because of the condition of the track. Between yesterday and today I had a lot of chattering both in front and behind and we have to solve it ahead of the race. I tried to give my best, but just behind Binder I started to have pressure problems with both tires. I then started to feel a lot of vibration. That’s why I had to ride differently" debuted the Ducati centaur.
"Martin, Binder and I were running moreù or less on the same pace, it was Aleix Espargarò who was going clearly moreù strong than everyone. I don’t know what he did during the race, but certainly if he had been in front he probably would have won considering the pace he kept in the final part of the Sprint Race. I struggled a lot in the final because é not being able to take advantage of the mileage, I had to change riding style and the bike was pumping a lot more on the exit. Unfortunately è the first time I have this problem, it had never presented itself in testing. Now we have a'clearer idea and we know where to intervene" added the two-time rainbow winner.
“I always said that KTM and Aprilia would be together with Ducati for potential. Certainly they all work and Aleix showed that in the final part he was much faster. So è it is fair to always consider them. However è the first weekend and you have to wait to draw conclusions, tomorrow there’è the long race and lì you see the real potential. The tires? Still need to find all the right characteristics, we already have something in mind for tomorrow. This bike allows you to enter moreù strong in the corners and you have to adapt a bit’ the setting“ commented Pecco Bagnaia.
