Probably not even he would have bet that a sixth place would have kept his world championship hopes alive with three races to go, but that of Buriram was a better Sunday than expected for Enea Bastianini. Not only for the classification, but because he finally managed to be competitive even in the wet, a condition that until now had always been adverse to him in his MotoGP adventure.
As mentioned, the 10 points obtained in Thailand were precious, because the leader Fabio Quartararo remained out of the points zone and therefore the gap was reduced to 39 points. That with only 75 left up for grabs are many, but still leave a small glimmer of hope. Furthermore, having made this step, moreover in very difficult conditions, can be a good omen for the future.
“In the end the result is not bad, it’s an important sixth place. It was very tough, especially at the beginning, because there was a lot of water on the asphalt and in the first 7-8 laps you couldn’t see anything on the straights. Without it. having references up front, it was a real disaster to drive. Then, when the conditions improved, I picked up a good pace and I was quite fast. I’m happy, because I think I’ve improved in these conditions and it will be important for my future, “he said. Bastianini after the race.
Enea Bastianini, Gresini Racing
Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
Visibility was not the only pitfall, so “Bestia” holds onto his sixth place finish: “It would have been difficult to do more, especially in the central part of the race, because every time I tried to brake harder I ended up long. it also happened to lose the front in the middle of the corner. It was not an easy race at all. “
Among other things, at the beginning he also had a problem with a map that conditioned the start of the race, making it even more uphill: “Too bad that at the beginning I had the wrong one, so I didn’t have the right push in I came out of turn 1 and lost several positions. On the second lap I managed to change it, but the problem is that I didn’t really see anything when I was behind the other bikes “, he concluded.
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