“I’m on the bike and if I fall the responsibility is mine”. Francesco Bagnaia he made his debut with great honesty and frankness on the microphones of Sky Sport MotoGP after the great disappointment suffered in Germany, a race that saw him slip into Turn-1 on the fourth lap when he was in second position due to a loss of grip on the rear that was difficult to explain from a technical point of view. A decidedly particular dynamics that led the Ducati rider to add “In any case, I don’t know why I fell”.
In fact, Bagnaia immediately showed disbelief and bewilderment as soon as his Desmosedici unloaded him from the saddle and ended up in the gravel. It is not the first time that the rider has grown up in the VR46 riders academy he cannot explain the reason for a fall. The most striking precedent dates back to the second Grand Prix held in Misano in 2020. In ‘Race-1’ Bagnaia had recovered up to the second final position behind Franco Morbidelli. In ‘Race-2’ Pecco seemed to be heading towards success when he crashed in the change of direction from right to left at the Rio variant.
Francesco Guidottithen team manager of Ducati Pramac which lined up Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia on the track, declared that: “When we are at the limit chased by Vinales he is falling, Bagnaia also told me that compared to the previous laps at that juncture he was also pushing a little less, delaying the corner entry at that point for a moment after a change of direction. The riders are really hung up on the bike and the balance with the tires is subtle. It takes very little to find yourself on the ground “.
Words that from a certain point of view echo that of Bagnaia who revealed himself astonished by the fall “Also because I was pushing less than in the very first laps so as not to put the front tire in crisis in terms of pressure”. Ironically, once again ‘catching a breath’ or giving some respite to the roofs betrayed Bagnaia. Complex and mysterious mechanisms in a category that is turning into F1 in terms of race dynamics and differences reduced to thousandths of a second. In F1, however, the wheels are double compared to a motorcycle, where it takes very little to find yourself on the ground. Even without knowing why.
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