Qualifying in Barcelona relaunched the three-way challenge between the first, second and fourth of the 2022 general classification: Fabio Quartararo, Aleix Espargarò and Pecco Bagnaia. Tomorrow the trio will occupy the entire front row of the Catalan GP, with the home idol’s Aprilia starting from pole position ahead of the two rivals. Missing the front was the third of the world ranking, Enea Bastianini. The most successful driver of the season so far, with three wins, was not able to overcome the caudine forks of Q1 and had to settle for 14th position on the grid. A mockery, thinking that once again his teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio did better, even picking up the fifth box.
“I got used to it too well – joked the Gresini team rider, fresh from the disastrous fall in Mugello, to the microphones of Sky Sport MotoGP – I tried to give it my all today, but we weren’t competitive and completely okay. I’ve always been missing something up until now. Yesterday I went pretty well, but today I didn’t take the step that the others did. We stood there. We changed something, then we went back, and in the end I went back to the ‘base’ we started from and I found the feeling. This compromised everything a bit and I’m sorry, but we hope to have a good race tomorrow “.
Just thinking about Sunday, Bastianini is aware of having to exploit the probable wait-and-see of the big names to his advantage: “Ahead they could have a more ‘sleepy’ race – recognized the Ducatista – but I have to do something different to try and come out. The tires here suffer a lot and the grip is minimal, so you’ll need to be gentle with the gas “.
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