2023-07-16 17:21:01
It was a difficult weekend for Álvaro Bautista in Imola, a track that he knew from the start was going to suffer more than expected. The Spanish pilot he was unable to finish the second race on Sunday when he crashed on the first turn, but that has not made him lose confidence and he hopes that in Most he can get back on the podium.
At the end of the race, the Spaniard attended to GPOne and he admitted that he has done the same route as always, although this time for an unknown reason he ended up on the ground without completing the first lap: “TI hit the white line and ended up on the ground, it was my mistake. I honestly don’t know why, since I touched the white line several times over the weekend, but that’s how it was today. It’s a shame about this second race, but we certainly won’t make a drama out of it, it’s already been a good weekend for me. Yesterday I won, today I fought for first place with Toprak in the Superpole Race. Maybe in the afternoon I was too confident, maybe it was better to be more cautious.
The Aruba.it Ducati rider has admitted that everything is going according to plan and that this poor result does not mean any change in his strategy for this season, where he assures that he will continue with a conservative philosophy, which is why he makes a positive reading of Looking ahead to the next appointments, where he hopes to apply everything he has learned: “The truth is that I don’t look at the world championship classification, but I go race by race, without expectations. I always try to improve in every situation and maximize the results. I knew that Imola would be a tough race, but as I said, there is no need to make a drama out of this, because this mistake will help me keep my attention higher for the next races.
“After my fall, Toprak just tried to manage it” commented the Spanish driver, who stated that the Turkish driver knew how to read the race well from the start and that he was able to control Bassani as he liked at all times: “I knew very well that he had the pace to win, in fact with three laps to go, he attacked and won. If you look at his pace, Toprak played Bassani today. It’s a bit like when you say I win (laughs).). In the end he knew very well how to behave on the track and race 2 ended as I imagined. It was good, he did a great job.”
Lastly, the rider from Talavera has shown himself confident for the next appointment, after assuring that he is aware of what has happened in his crash and managing to save one of the most complicated weekends of the year: “It is a different situation. At Donington (last year) I hit a pothole, whereas here I crashed on my own mistake. as i was sayingthe important thing is to understand the mistake immediately and try to improve in the future so as not to repeat it. I’m sorry that the weekend ended like this, but I’m going home confident because we had a great weekend with the team.” Álvaro Bautista concluded.
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