Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia says his Malaysian Grand Prix was “undoubtedly optimistic in a number of methods” regardless of a puncture forcing him to retire from Sunday’s MotoGP race.
The double world champion had a complicated weekend at Sepang, as he began Friday out of the Q2 locations and was visibly nonetheless scuffling with stability points on considered one of his GP25s.
However he then got here by qualifying to take pole and dominate the dash, every week on from ending second-to-last and over 30 seconds off the lead within the Saturday race in Australia.
He led within the early phases of the grand prix, although his selection of medium entrance tyre appeared to carry him again as he was simply picked off by eventual winner Alex Marquez on the second tour.
Pecco Bagnaia was then struck by a puncture on lap 12 of 20, earlier than retiring on lap 18.
Bagnaia defends his Malaysian MotoGP entrance tyre selection
Bagnaia defended his entrance tyre selection, as he felt he was capable of brake strongly in defending towards KTM’s Pedro Acosta and believes he was able to maintain combating for second within the latter phases with out the puncture.
That apart, the steps he has made on his bike has left him feeling optimistic in regards to the coming remaining two rounds – even when he’s cautious to get forward of himself.
“We undoubtedly did job, however we weren’t capable of end it off in the very best method,” he informed Sky Italy.
“We have been in a good battle at this time, and I used to be attempting to handle the hole to Alex as finest I might.
“Proper selection of entrance tyre or flawed, it could have gone the way in which it did, so there isn’t any telling how the finale would have gone.
“Up till that time, I used to be attempting to be good with the rear tyre, and I used to be capable of brake laborious sufficient to defend myself from Acosta.
“Let’s have a look at what occurs subsequent; this weekend has undoubtedly been optimistic in a number of methods, and we’ll attempt to proceed the work we have finished.
“I do not need to get too far forward of myself, and we’ll see after we get to Portimao, which is a monitor with a number of ups and downs, and also you want stability.
“However, total, we labored nicely this weekend and we’ll attempt to verify that.”
