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Buriram sprint winner Enea Bastianini says “I can’t be fast, the problem is…”

February 25, 2025 4 Min Read
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Whereas Maverick Vinales has switched MotoGP manufacturers for a fourth time, it’s an all-new expertise for Tech3 KTM team-mate Enea Bastianini.

The Italian has been a Ducati rider since his 2021 premier-class debut.

After podiums in his rookie season with Avintia, Bastianini was moved to Gresini the place he surprised with victory on his staff debut in Qatar 2022.

Three extra wins and third on the earth championship despatched him straight to the manufacturing unit Ducati Lenovo staff alongside Francesco Bagnaia, the place his profession momentum got here to an abrupt halt.

Injured on the opening spherical, then once more in Catalunya, The Beast was additionally by no means snug on the GP23, salvaging a shock Sepang win throughout his worst MotoGP marketing campaign.

Anticipated to lose his seat earlier than the 2024 season had even begun, Bastianini – who went on to combat Marc Marquez for better of the remaining behind Jorge Martin and Bagnaia – turned down a return to satellite tv for pc Ducati standing in favour of a contemporary begin at KTM.

However up to now, it’s been a problem.

sixteenth on his debut on the Barcelona take a look at final November, which included a heavy fall, was adopted by simply 18th on the timesheets at Sepang and at last fifteenth at Buriram, venue for this weekend’s season opener.

“For the primary time since I’ve been in MotoGP, I’ll begin the season with a brand new model, which is tremendous thrilling and actually motivating, with new challenges forward,” Bastianini mentioned.

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“The pre-season was good,” he insisted, “however we have to be taught a bit extra the KTM RC16, and construct the arrogance step-by-step, so for certain, we nonetheless have areas to enhance on as we arrive on the first spherical.

“The benefit of arriving in Buriram is that we now have two contemporary days of assessments there, so we have already got all the info, however we must see the way it goes with the situations, as it’s anticipated to be highly regarded.”

Enea Bastianini struggles on KTM MotoGP bike

Braking and nook entry look like the largest points for Bastianini, who’s reunited with former Avintia and Gresini crew chief Alberto Girabola at Tech3 this yr.

“The issue is that we now have introduced the course of once we have been in Ducati, and with this bike [it doesn’t work],” Bastianini mentioned.

“I attempted to do some nook velocity, however Pedro [Acosta] does utterly the alternative using model – he stops the bike and restarts.

“We’ve got tried a bit his setup and it’s labored effectively, I stayed a lot quicker, and possibly the method of this bike is that this one.

“Nevertheless it’s not pure for me and, in the meanwhile, I can’t be very quick like Pedro.”

Bastianini, Martin, Bagnaia, 2024 Thai Sprint Race

Bastianini, Martin, Bagnaia, 2024 Thai Dash Race

Workforce supervisor Nicolas Goyon mentioned: “Each [Bastianini and Vinales] centered on getting used to the RC16 and defining their very own bike base in the course of the pre-season assessments.  

“It was not a simple job, however step-by-step, we noticed them closing the hole to the leaders, which was our goal.

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“This week, they should stay calm, proceed their progress, and I’m certain that we’ll combat quickly for prime positions.”

Bastianini beat Martin to guide Ducati’s memorable prime eight sweep in final October’s Thai Dash race.

He then fell on his approach to 14th within the moist grand prix, the place Acosta claimed third for Tech3 KTM.

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