The team Ducati struggles to reach the very first positions of the standings even in the qualifications of the Indonesian Grand Prix, with ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia sixth and Jack Miller ninth. As also happened in Qatar, many customer bikes ranked ahead of the official ones: Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco of Pramac conquered the front row with the second and third fastest time, and Enea Bastianini who brought the Gresini team to fifth place. But the sensations of Bagnaia and Miller in view of the race are good and only bad luck deprived the Italian and the Australian of a better position on the starting grid. There is room to recover, but there is no doubt that the Reds will have to deal with Fabio Quartararo’s Yamaha, which appeared competitive for the entire weekend in Mandalika.
Francesco Bagnaia (6th, 1’31.507): “On Friday I would have signed immediately to start from the second row. We were unlucky on Friday with the yellow flags and starting from Q1 is never easy. The sixth position is therefore excellent, I am very happy. It will be essential to get a good start, because overtaking will be difficult. Due to the high temperatures, as soon as you follow another rider, the tire pressure drops. The new Michelins work perfectly on the left side, but it is problematic on the right side. Whenever we enter a slow corner, the right side heats up and then causes the rear to skid. Quartararo is currently the one that best handles the soft at the rear, it will be important stop him at the start, so as not to allow him to escape “.
Jack Miller (9th, 1’31.714): “I was hoping for something better. The bike was doing very well, but I hit the green on my first fastest lap. And then in the next one I found the yellow flags. With the second new tire I felt good, but I found yet another yellow flag. In the very last lap I was ahead in the second sector, but then I made a mistake and found a driver in T3. But the pace is good and I think I can keep up with the leaders, now we have to concentrate on the choice of tires for the race. I’m not particularly worried about the grip at the start, because the track is quite clean. The big question mark will be the first corner, because it’s still very slippery off the line. We will have to pay attention to the tires, because if we give too much at the beginning, they will collapse at the end. I don’t know if it will be a procession or if it will be possible to overtake, but we have to get off to a great start and try to position ourselves in front of the Yamahas “.
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