MotoGP | Qatar Test Day 2: Bagnaia, “A big step forward”

MotoGP Test Qatar Ducati Pramac Day 2– Francesco Bagnaia closed the second day of IRTA testing on the Qatar track with the fifteenth time.

The Ducati Pramac team rider concentrated mainly on simulating the race pace without attempting to attack the time and compared to yesterday he managed to be more consistent.

These are the words of Francesco Bagnaia: “Positive day. We did an excellent job and in my opinion a big step forward because yesterday we were in much more difficulty. Today we managed to take a path that led us to be faster, especially in terms of pace. Don't be fooled by the tyres, many have used them more than us. In the end we put on a new set just because otherwise we would go beyond the revs allowed by Michelin and that's not good. Then we put on another train to do a long run with a full tank, it wasn't to push but to understand the pace after a certain number of laps. I'm satisfied because until the sixth lap everything was fine, then we noticed that my set-up wasn't helping much, especially on the front. I stopped because the front was starting to close, it wasn't pleasant, it's the first time it's happened to me. Tomorrow we have to work to understand where to improve, but we have already tried two different paths, but one has helped us a lot. So we're online. Tomorrow we will definitely do some time attacks, for today I am satisfied because our pace is better than fifteenth place.”