“I’m angry, we don’t have to be like this, losing the lead was not in the plan”

2023-10-14 13:07:46

If the lucky one today was Jorge Martín for becoming the leader of the world championship, the victim was Pecco Bagnaia for losing him to a satellite motorcycle. After the exuberant Sprint Race starring the Prima Pramac, the Spaniard rises to number one with 328 points, stealing first place from the Italian, who is already seven points ahead.

Pecco Bagnaia’s drop in performance has been noticeable for several races; unlike Martín, who seems unbeatable and does not forgive a single mistake. The words of Pecco Bagnaia help us understand that “The bike was nervous and I even had a hard time opening the gas. These are things that can happen, but the moment you start 13th everything becomes more difficult, unless you go up, but I’m not that type of driver. In the end the result is what it is”.

Even his teammate, Enea Bastianini, who had been missing with an official Ducati, was ahead of Bagnaia (7th versus 8th). The current world champion mentioned that he did not want to overtake his teammate because “The only solution was to kick him out because the clean track here is very narrow. However, I am not like some pilots who tend to go their own way as it is not in my nature”.

Regarding Martín, Bagnaia is aware that “He is in the best moment of his history and we have to see how long he can maintain it”. The other side of the coin is the official team, he mentions: “We are in a moment of greater difficulty. In India we knew what was happening, whereas here I am missing something in terms of performance, and that is the most important thing. Therefore, tomorrow we will work on that extra. We need a race where we can be ahead”.

The Italian reveals that he is “angry” and justifies that “We don’t have to be in this situation. Losing the world championship lead was not in the plan and that’s why I’m more pissed off than frustrated. Tomorrow’s race will be very difficult and different: maybe we will use the medium and we will have to attack and overtake immediately”.

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The trend of the championship in these last races seems unequivocal, something of which the driver is aware: “I made five zeros while Martín made two. At the same time, unlike him, I have always been on the podium. What can I say: it is difficult to make a judgment because at this moment he is very sure of himself and everything comes easily to him. After Barcelona we suffered a major setback on a track where we were fighting to win. We will try to work to get back to where we were, aware that there are many races ahead”.