Moto3: Niccolò Antonelli “In Jerez the goal is to reach the finish line”

Niccolò Antonelli, after two consecutive retirements, has one goal for the Spanish Grand Prix: reaching the finish line. After an excellent pre-season, which saw him as a great protagonist, the young rider from Cattolica was unable to demonstrate his worth in the race and a few too many falls affected his morale.

“Fortunately we are back on track just a week after the Argentine Grand Prix: in Jerez we hope to be able to do it again, but I won't make any kind of prediction because after what happened last Sunday the most important objective for us at the moment is only to be able to complete the race – said Niccolò Antonelli. For the rest, we will try to work better starting from free practice, with the aim of arriving at the race with more peace of mind.”

On the other hand, Enea Bastianini's debut in the world championship was excellent, having already collected the first world championship points in his career (9) and arriving on a circuit (Jerez) where last year he won the Rookies Cup.

“In Jerez I will find a track where I have already carried out several days of testing during the winter, but it must also be said that it is a track that all the riders know very well, so I honestly can't say if this could give me a certain advantage over other circuits. where I have never raced – added Enea Bastianini – What is certain is that I really like the Jerez circuit: I won there last year with the Rookies Cup, so I think we can have a good race. Furthermore, in Argentina the gap from the leading group has narrowed compared to the first two Grands Prix, so in Spain we could also try to stay even closer to him