Ten seconds off at the finish line between the winning Ducati GP-21 with Enea Bastianini and the first GP-22 driven by Johann Zarco, eighth. Luca Marini finished in 13th position 27 seconds behind the Gresini team rider, Fabio Di Giannantonio with the GP-21 was 17th, penultimate ahead of Raul Fernandez. The other Ducati 2021, entrusted to Marco Bezzecchi, was ‘flying’ net of the rookie’s inexperience who had the top-10 in his sights before the crash that ended his race. The paradox that has gripped Yamaha in recent seasons, with customer bikes often faster and more consistent than the factory ones, presented itself clearly and evidently at Ducati in Qatar in the first act of the 2022 championship.
Francesco Bagnaia he did not go beyond the third row in practice and in the race he got off to a terrible start, having to recover from outside the points. The race of the top driver of the Borgo Panigale manufacturer ended with a fall in Curva-1, a front closure that brought an innocent Jorge Martin, pole-man, but also in shadow in the race up to the gravel. to the strike of the blue pilot who apologized to his teammate. In the post-race, however, after assuming his responsibilities, Bagnaia did not spare criticism of Ducati for the difficulties encountered by the riders on the GP-22.
“I am not a testerI’m here to win races – he told the microphones of Sky Sport MotoGP – all the Ducati GP-22s started very badly and it is impossible to win when you are sixteenth after the first corner. In FP4 on Saturday we finally understood something in terms of set-up, but it was too late “. Pecco’s thesis reported by today’s edition of The Gazzetta dello Sport: “In all winter I have never ridden the same bike for more than two sessions. In the race I discovered new things and it is unacceptable. From now on I want to drive without touching the set-up anymore ”.
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