Bagnaia, new leader: ‘Happy with the championship, not so happy with the race’

Italian Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia (Ducati Desmosedici GP22), 3rd place at the Australian Grand Prix However new leader of the MotoGP World Championship “I’m happy with the championship lead, but not so much in the race.”

“When I saw ‘Fabio Out’ on the board, everything changed in racing because I knew my goal was to win. When Fabio collapsed, I decided in the end that if I had no choice, I would be more calm, but what was clear to me was that I wasn’t going to do anything stupid. Because I’ve already done a lot and that was the best thing to do.

Speaking about the race itself, “Pecco” explained that he was in control of the tires “throughout the race”. “No front tires for the last six laps, I was destroyed, but third place is very important for the championship and I’m going to Malaysia, so I’m very happy. “

However, he happily admitted that “23 points were better than 14”.

“Here my bike was clearly the fastest on the straights, Less rotation, more movementIt was difficult to keep up with the other riders, but I am planning to go to Malaysia. The circuit is never easy, but I think our bike will help us out, ” emphasized Bagnaia.

De Fabio admitted it “He’s in a difficult time, it’s very clear.”Because he has always been competitive, he started having problems during the races and in qualifying he either didn’t lead or was more difficult to be on the front row or at the top. “

“Honestly, I don’t know what happened, It’s clear that Yamaha is in trouble with racing right now, perhaps because of tires and pressure, or because the engine is slower than the others. I don’t know what’s going on with them now,” explained the Ducati rider.

As for winning rivals, Alex Rins and Marc Marquezpointed out: “Rolling behind them, I saw it Marc pushed a lot to get back, but Alex had a little more traction and came out of Turn 11 very well and went into 12. Because if Marc passed him at 9 or 10, even Alex would pass him at turn 11 or 12 to have a little more traction until he got to the finish line.