We race in Motegi
Francesco Bagnaia in Indonesia recovered three points from Jorge Martin and now has 21 more to recover with five races remaining. Recovery in Mandalika, however, was made possible from Martin’s mistake in the Sprinta fall that gave 12 points to Bagnaia, who then lost 9 on Sunday due to an ineffective first part of the race which saw him drop to sixth position. The first laps of the GP will be the focus of Bagnaia and his side of the Ducati garage in the weekend now upon us. Below are the words of the two-time world champion and Enea Bastianini in view of the Motegi weekend which promises to be wet.
Francesco Bagnaia: “Japan is one of my favorite destinations so I’m really happy to be able to race here this weekend. Compared to Indonesia the climate is different and therefore the track conditions will also be very different; plus it could rain, so it will be important to be ready to face any situation. We will also work hard to try to get back to being more competitive in the early stages of the race, which is what we lacked a bit last Sunday. I’m ready and can’t wait to get back on track“.
Enea Bastianini: “I’m happy to get back on track straight away and be able to definitively put last Sunday’s race behind me. I haven’t raced in Japan for two years, but I’ve always liked the Motegi track and lately we’ve been fast on more or less all the tracks. The gap in the Championship is starting to get big, but it’s still not mathematically impossible. It will be important to stay focused in these last races, give our best and always try“.
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