Francesco Bagnaia recovered from yesterday’s misfortune in Buriram and can begin third on the MotoGP Thai GP. The Ducati rider was solely overwhelmed by the Márquez brothers in Saturday’s qualifying session.
Talking to the official broadcast, the Italian commented on the chance he took in Q1 by not going out on monitor within the remaining minutes to save lots of a mushy tyre: ‘The primary white hair on my head got here right this moment, as a result of it wasn’t a straightforward alternative. After the primary try, I noticed I had a 0.5s hole, so I made a decision to attend a bit. However then, I made a decision to don’t go, and that was the right alternative as a result of then the second tyre has helped me loads to be within the entrance row’.
Regardless of the dangerous luck of getting to undergo Q1, Bagnaia knew he may nonetheless end qualifying within the prime three… and he believes it will likely be attainable to do even higher within the race:
– It was only a disgrace to be within the Q1 for what occurred yesterday, however we knew that the potential was to be within the entrance row. So, we simply tried to rearrange all the things, and we all know that by way of tempo we’re quicker than by way of time assault right here in Buriram.
