Pecco Bagnaia, frustration after anger: ‘I’m 70 points short’
The Ducati bearer returns to the incident with Viñales, and also has his say on his Yamaha colleague.
The Ducati bearer returns to the incident with Viñales, and also has his say on his Yamaha colleague.
“He’s not at fault, in his position he couldn’t do anything else. A normal racing accident.”
The Spaniard obviously cannot be happy.
Despite the crash and subsequent retirement, the Honda centaur explains that he “had the time of his life as he hasn’t in a long time.”
There is also the ‘Doctor’ among the French GP winner’s thanks.
For the CEO of Aprilia Racing is adamant about the dynamics of the contact.
The Piedmontese rider fell after contact with Maverick Vinales
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The Piedmontese pilot furious about the fall
“There was no contact. I did nothing wrong,” this was the KTM rider’s thought after the Sprint Race.
It was not only the contact between Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia that caused discussion at Le Mans.
“Nothing happened today. This is MotoGp,” stressed the Spanish centaur.
“I’ll preface it by saying that I like it that way, but I’m angry at the standard of judgment,” thundered the reigning world champion.
Ducati Pramac centaur triumphs in Saturday’s mini race at Le Mans
He will start from the third position on the grid in the MotoGp French Grand Prix.
The Honda Spaniard tried to catch the slipstream of the Ducati world champion, who did not take the bait and returned to the pits, sending him packing.
The Australian centaur is also confirmed as the best in the second free practice session. Right behind Espargaró and Bezzecchi. Bagnaia saves himself by finishing ninth.
Ducati centaur: “He tells me that maybe it’s better if I start at the back…”
The KTM rider was the fastest in the first free practice of the French Grand Prix
“I worked very hard on the starts, my weak point,” admitted the Mooney VR46 team rider.
The Honda centaur disagrees with the rule-level change, which will result in riders serving a penalty in the first useful Gp.
“It was an error by the Steward Panel, so it’s fair that he doesn’t have to serve the penalty,” said the Ducati rider.
“I don’t think it would be able to change things,” said the French driver.
“Does Vale favor his brother? Absolutely not, no one wants to fight.”
The ternano will replace Bastianini in France: “And I will do it where I got my last victory in 2020.”
The Ducati rider, back in the MotoGP standings leader, frames the upcoming French Grand Prix.
The Yamaha rider spoke to the team’s official channels ahead of the Le Mans GP.
Honda rider has recovered from injury
The double long lap penalty imposed for the accident at the start of the Portimao GP has been lifted by the FIM Court of Appeal.
The Catalan rider of the Gresini Racing team is back from a couple of race weekends below expectations.