Ducati, Nicolò Bulega unveils Valentino Rossi'"order"

Nicolò Bulega in an interview with GpOne looked back on his experience at Ducati and his debut in MotoGP: “It was a mix of emotions because I was returning to a paddock that I had left in my worst situation, in fact I had that feeling of not being sure of coming back. Between me and myself, however, I was thinking that I would be back with the Ducati, which is the most coveted bike in the paddock. FP1 was exciting, because I was leaving for my first lap with the GP25. In the helmet I said many things to myself, but I am a cold and strict with myself, in fact when I go wrong I insult myself”, explained the Emilian centaur vice-champion with SBK.

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Bulega revealed that what pushed him to try the MotoGP experience was Valentino Rossi himself: “Vale asked me a lot of questions, because he is curious, in fact he always asks me so many things. I have a good relationship with him, as I have had doubts recently, such as running with MotoGP. That’s exactly why I asked him for his opinion, because I didn’t know what to do. In my heart I know that if I should need him he is there. When I called him in October I had to decide whether to race with MotoGP. At that time I don”t deny that I had some doubts, but he told me to fuck it and go racing”.

The Emilian rider commented on Marc Marquez’s dominance this way: “He is strong with everything! We are talking about a guy who won MotoGP in his first year and he is not just any rider. I am of the opinion that if Honda had been at the top this year, he would have won with that as well. To find myself on the team with someone like him? I would be happy to have Marc Marquez as a teammate, because I would try to learn as much as I could from him, just like I did with Bautista when I first came to Superbike. I remember in those days I was asking so much, watching videos and doing the same exact thing”.

The relationship with Bagnaia: “I have always had a great relationship with Pecco, although we kind of lost each other after I left the Academy. He is a great guy, maybe a little too much, in fact in the motorcycle world you need to be a little more… We understand each other, come on”.