Francesco Bagnaia admits that his Malaysian MotoGP puncture left “a bitter style in my mouth,” regardless of a return to type at Sepang.
Pointless within the two occasions after his Motegi double, Bagnaia’s type flipped 180 levels as soon as once more in Malaysia, the place he blasted to pole place and a Dash victory.
Regardless of selecting the fallacious (medium) entrance tyre for the grand prix, the manufacturing facility Ducati rider was firmly on the right track for a Sunday podium till the puncture struck.
“I got here again from Malaysia with a bitter style in my mouth, but in addition some optimistic emotions,” he stated forward of this weekend’s Portimao MotoGP spherical.
“Sunday’s race actually did not finish in the easiest way, though we had been aggressive all weekend.
“This was one thing we might been lacking in the previous couple of GPs, and we have to proceed on this path.
“Portimao is actually a singular observe with specific traits. We’re working to seek out the identical driving confidence we present in Sepang.”
A poor weekend for Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi meant that Bagnaia’s DNF wasn’t punished as closely because it might have been.
The double title runner-up begins the penultimate spherical simply 5 factors from the Aprilia rider for third on this planet championship.
Bagnaia may have a brand new Ducati team-mate this weekend with WorldSBK title runner-up Nicolo Bulega standing in for the injured Marc Marquez at Portimao and Valencia.
