Francesco Bagnaia completed the MotoGP Thai GP in a bitter third place, unable to match the Márquez brothers. Nevertheless, he additionally knew how you can handle dangers, conscious of the significance of consistency and never losing factors.
The Italian Ducati rider defined in a press convention that whereas the outcome was not what he needed, it was the perfect he may obtain: ‘I’m not right here to complete third, and I discovered from final 12 months that it’s vital to at all times take the utmost, and take the proper danger. And on this race I used to be simply making an attempt to handle the state of affairs as a result of it was a bit dangerous to complete third. As a result of I used to be there behind and each time I used to be making an attempt to shut the hole, I used to be having troubles with the entrance. So, it was the utmost I may’.
After beginning the season and not using a win, Bagnaia is now centered on replying: ‘I’ll by no means signal for a 3rd place, nevertheless it was the utmost I may do. So, subsequent time I’ll attempt to be second after which first. However I would like to begin engaged on my set-up, on my bike, as we did from Saturday, and shut the hole to them’.
The upcoming rounds is not going to be straightforward, and the 2022 and 2023 world champion is properly conscious of that: ‘Argentina is excellent additionally for Álex – and for a lot of riders. So, we have to work quite a bit and attempt to shut that hole. However you by no means know, as a result of generally you begin a race weekend, you’re feeling incredible and every little thing involves you simply. So, we’ll attempt to do it, it’s already been two seasons we’ve been there, and I can’t think about the state of affairs we are going to discover by way of grip. So, let’s see. The utmost can be to not lose a lot factors, or acquire factors, within the subsequent two GPs. Then, we get to Qatar and Jerez, that are two superb tracks additionally for Marc, however extra fitted to me’.
