Finding himself next to Fabio Quartararo fresh from a sensational contract renewal with Yamaha and the king of Austin, that Marc Marquez who on one of his favorite tracks will chase his first victory aboard the Ducati, for once Pecco Bagnaia found himself have an almost marginal role in one of the press conferences that open the MotoGP weekends.
Something unusual for a two-time reigning world champion, who in Texas will have to try to redeem the bitter disappointment of three weeks ago in Portimao, where a race already below expectations ended in the worst possible way , with an accident with the #93 which earned him his first zero of the season and allowed Jorge Martin to already take a 23 point lead in the World Championship.
The American ups and downs, however, represent a good opportunity, because last year the Ducati rider dominated the Sprint and in the long race he had taken off before making a mistake that handed the victory on a silver platter to Alex Rins' Honda .
“It's a track that I like. Here in Austin I was very competitive last year, but then I made a mistake and crashed in the race. I think that by working well as always, we can be competitive. It's a different track than in Portimao, so let's see what we can do. Especially if we manage to improve the sensations on the bike, which then led me to have some problems in the race”, said Bagnaia.
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team
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The Piedmontese has already outlined his future, signing a two-year renewal with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer. What will be interesting instead will be to discover the name of his boxing partner, who should emerge from a “derby” between Martin and his current partner Enea Bastianini. However, Pecco tried to stay out of the dispute: “I follow my own path and I don't care. Others will decide and in any case I think he will be the most deserving one to get the saddle”.
Finally, he was asked his opinion regarding the recent purchase of MotoGP by Liberty Media, the American company that has allowed Formula 1 unprecedented expansion.
“It's very difficult what we can improve on. I believe that ours is already a great show, but it needs to become more popular. One thing that makes a big difference is that F1 is raced with cars and car manufacturers are much more bigger than the motorcycle ones. I think that Liberty Media will have some great ideas to improve our situation, which is already good, because they have already brought Formula 1 to the highest peak it has ever seen. So, I think it's a great opportunities for MotoGP”, he concluded.
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