“I was hoping for a good start, but not that strong. Now I want to stay up there”

The Rimini rider, world leader with Ducati Gresini, enjoys the moment: “We have to reset to stay focused and continue like this: even if Ducati doesn’t give me new parts, my bike is fast and very balanced.”

April 21, 2022 – 7:03 pm

– Milan

Portugal, the gateway to Europe. In a geographical sense, due to its location to the west of the old continent, and due to the start of the European season of the MotoGP world championship. For Enea Bastianini, world leader with Ducati Gresini, expectations are high: “We arrive here after the great victory in Austin and the goal is to stay high and finish in the top 5: I’m having a good time and I want to enjoy it” .

stay that way

Bastianini, two victories in four races, impressed everyone, but after the initial exploit, he is now showing remarkable consistency: “I feel good and it’s fantastic to be a leader, but it’s only four races: on the eve of the season I was hoping to stay ahead. , but certainly not this way. Here we have to reset, because it will be difficult to stay ahead, but we have to be motivated and focused to make it. ”

excellent base

The weekend is not going to be easy because rain and wind are expected, but Enea feels comfortable with his technical base: “I could take a look at Pecco’s data to better understand what happens, but let’s start from our base which seems to work everywhere. I certainly have a Ducati that is more manageable, balanced and simple than last year’s and I’m fine with it even if no new parts arrive. Then this is a friendly track, here I have the good memory of winning the Moto2 title in 2020 ” . Signs and dreams of glory.

miller paws

Jack Miller, the official Ducati rider, is also happy to return to Europe: “It is nice to start the European season, in the championship many results are turning on our side, we are understanding the bike better and better on the points where we can improve and it is important. it is a varied track and where to ride is enjoyable and I hope to find the pace we had here 2021: my Ducati is fine, I don’t know how much I still need to adapt and at what point its level is compared to last year’s model, but I’m here to race and go fast, not to compare bikes. ”



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