Sports tales are good for the human being. We are stunned by the war events in Ukraine and discover that life also holds good news reconciles with a world that at certain moments seems to turn the clock backwards.
The resounding victory of Enea Bastianini in the Qatar GP testifies that anything is possible, even in the MotoGP. The world championship event that opened the 2022 World Championship gave us a wonderful hat-trick that played the Mameli anthem three times in Lusail: for Andrea Migno in Moto3, for Celestino Vietti in Moto2 and for the “Beast” in MotoGP .
Enea Bastianini, Gresini Racing, Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
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Italy that raises its head and that on two wheels does not “suffer” the retirement of Valentino Rossi as was the void that was created in skiing when the immense Alberto Tomba had decided to hang up his skis.
Enea’s feat that brought the Gresini team to the top step of the podium on its debut with the Ducati Desmosedici is destined to go straight from history to legend. Bastianini had started racing thanks to Fausto and hoped to reach the top class with the manager and friend from Imola.
Fausto Gresini, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
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The cruel fate wanted it not to be like this: COVID took Gresini away on February 23, 2021 after a long battle for life, but Fausto’s legacy was collected by his sons, Luca and Lorenzo and by his wife, Nadia Padovani .
This extraordinary woman wanted to continue a story that could not suddenly stop due to the terrible tragedy. The pain has turned into strength. In the desire to react and fight. An example of how you can and must find a new way when you feel like you have hit a wall.
The decision was made to become the fourth Ducati team, rather than being the second Aprilia, after having been the track partner of the Noale brand for seven years. It seemed like a misstep and, instead, it turned out to be a good move. It fits perfectly.
The winner of the race Enea Bastianini, Gresini Racing, with Nadia Padovani
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The liberating cry of Nadia in Bastianini’s last lap in the ride that led him to the success of Lusail was a mixture: tears of joy for Aeneas’ undertaking and pain for the poignant memory of Fausto. And the whole world of MotoGP went to pay homage to the lady immediately after the “Beast” crossed the finish line.
MotoGP has given an unequivocal sign: it can survive the absence of the greatest, of the sublime who at 40 years old began to think about what he will do when he grows up, experiencing the shared joy of the birth of his daughter Juliet. The world of two wheels looks ahead: there are beautiful tricolor stories to tell.
Race winner Enea Bastianini, Gresini Racing
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Ducati’s victory awaited us on the night of Lusail. It did not come from the red of Pecco Bagnaia who also knocked out Jorge Martin with an impossible maneuver. It did not come from the Borgo Panigale factory team, but from the customer team with last year’s Desmosedici driven by the impeccable 24-year-old from Rimini who discovered two wheels after being a promising diver.
The symbolic image of the Qatar GP will be Nadia Padovani on the podium. A woman with the winner’s trophy. The beginning of a new era, the one after Valentino began with a woman. A great woman …
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