What happened today at Lusail, a track in Qatar that served as the stage for the first season outing of the 2022 MotoGP season, even one of the best novelists would have found it hard to think. Enea Bastianini, on his debut with the Gresini Racing Ducati team, took home a sensational victory in the premier class of the World Championship.
Starting well, but in a cautious way, the Rimini rider increased his strokes from the middle of the race onwards, without hesitation inserting Joan Mir, Marc Marquez, Brad Binder and, finally, Pol Espargaro, going to seize the first success of his career in MotoGP. at the start of the second season in the two-wheeled motorsport top flight.
A race managed by a champion, but also by a veteran. He is impressed to think that Aeneas has just turned 24 just a couple of months ago. His second part of the race was exceptional, but the first part – the management of the medium tire chosen right on the starting grid – proved decisive.
Having crossed the finish line, Bastianini was able to let go of all the emotions with a lot of exultation and dedication to his team and, above all, to Fausto Gresini.
“It’s something unique,” he said still excited after the podium ceremony to Sky Sport. “We did a good job this weekend, we started off on the right foot. Yesterday I had a good time, but this morning too I had a good pace. I managed the first part of the race then I tried to catch up. In the end I passed it. and from there I didn’t understand anything “.
Race winner Enea Bastianini, Gresini Racing
Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
Then, here is a profound dedication to Fausto Gresini, the one who believed in Aeneas since 2014 and who this year would have him back in his team, but in MotoGP, to pursue a common dream that came true today after. a masterpiece race of the 24-year-old from Rimini.
“Difficult to explain what I have in my head. Something unique that I wanted to share with Fausto. It was our dream. It started in 2014, we told ourselves that we would arrive in MotoGP. We got there without him. But I’m sure he has. followed. It is not the time to be sad but to honor and celebrate him. I sincerely thank my family because if I am here it is thanks to them and if they are in these mental conditions it is also thanks to them “.
Bastianini then recounted the duel with Espargaro and the key moment, that is the overtaking arrived a few laps from the end made in Turn 1. A few moments later, probably due to an aerodynamic disturbance due to overtaking, Pol Espargaro arrived long and, from from then on, “Bestia” had to do is manage his margin (1 “5) over Brad Binder.
“Surely I immediately understood that Pol (Espargaro, ed) was long gone, I couldn’t hear him behind and out of the corner of my eye I saw him dart to the left. It happens if you are behind and the wings don’t work. Little arm. I made some mistakes because being in front is more difficult than chasing. But I managed to push until the end and in the end the victory came. “
“The guys on the team gave it their all. We looked like an official team. There was a lot of serenity for the final goal”, concluded Bastianini.
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