Label: Enea Bastianini

Bastianini: Victory was out of reach, Martin drove a perfect race

Bastianini: Victory was out of reach, Martin drove a perfect race

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Enea Bastianini was very pleased with the second place on the track in Portimao, where last year he was injured after falling in the sprint and was therefore forced to miss the next five races. The Italian was the best in qualifying on Saturday, and then, after a not-so-convincing performance in the sprint, took sixth place. He fared much better in Sunday's main race, when he and Jorge Martino and Maverick Vinales drove away from their rivals at the start. He drove for a long time in third place, but after the problems of Vinales, he came to the finish line in second place. As he said after the end, despite a slightly worse result, the sprint race was extremely useful for him, because he saw the shortcomings that he had to eliminate until Sunday's race. "It's an exceptional race for me. After the big mistake yesterday in the sprint, it was very important to
Bastianini to the pole in Portimao

Bastianini to the pole in Portimao

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Enea Bastianini won the best starting position (1.37.706) in qualifying in Portimao. Alongside him, Maverick Vinales and Jorge Martin will start today's sprint race and tomorrow's main race. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1771500929121972590 The fourth time was set by Francesco Bagnaia, and fifth by his former teammate Jack Miller. Marco Bezzecchi will start the race from sixth place ahead of Pedro Acosta. Marc Marquez crashed at the start of the second part of qualifying at turn fifteen, then set eighth time on the spare bike. Fabio Quartararo and Brad Binder completed the top ten. The eleventh time was set by Alex Rins, and Alex Marquez will start from the twelfth place. The latter set the fastest time of the slower qualifying group. Al
Bastian's fastest driver on the first day in Portimão

Bastian's fastest driver on the first day in Portimão

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Enea Bastianini secured direct entry into the second part of MotoGP qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix with the fastest time of Friday's free practice, while Marc Marquez also qualified for Q2 with the third time of the afternoon practice, despite a fall. In the morning's first practice of the MotoGP class, the racers were greeted by a rather dusty Algarve track. Dust brought to the track by heavy rains even interrupted Moto3 practice, but the situation improved slightly when Moto2 practice was scheduled. The elite class racers started their 45-minute practice in satisfactory conditions, but the lap times were still over three seconds slower than last year. In the end, Marc Marquez found himself at the top, who is still getting used to the Ducati after his transfer to the Gresini Ducati team
Bastianini half-satisfied: The tactic did not pay off

Bastianini half-satisfied: The tactic did not pay off

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Enea Bastianini regrets that he started Sunday's race too cautiously and consequently lost contact with the leading group. Bastainini made an encouraging start to the first race weekend in Qatar after finishing third in qualifying, bettering team-mate Francesco Bagnaia. But neither in the sprint race nor in the Sunday main race did he manage to keep a high position. He finished the sprint in fifth place, but on Sunday, after having a lot of braking problems, he finished in sixth place. After the end of the weekend, he regretted in particular his approach in Sunday's race, which he started very reserved in order to save the tires for the last part. The team's rival Bagnaia, however, took the exact opposite tactic. At the beginning, he made his way into the lead with aggressive driving, and later on
Bastianini discovered his old form during the tests

Bastianini discovered his old form during the tests

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Enea Bastianini will be one of the contenders for the MotoGP world title this year, according to David Tardozzi, after rediscovering his old form to convince Ducati bosses that he deserves a place in the factory team. The Italian raced for the Gresini team in the 2022 season and secured promotion to the Ducati factory team with four victories. But he had a lot of bad luck in 2023, as he was injured already in the sprint race of the first race weekend in Portugal, and then in the GP of Catalonia, as a result of which he missed a total of nine races of the season. When it was already speculated about the possibility that Bastianini would have to give up his place alongside Francesco Bagna to Jorge Martin, the Italian showed his quality at the Malaysian Grand Prix and celebrated the victory. It is in Sepang for winter testing
If Martin becomes champion, he will be promoted to the Ducati factory team

If Martin becomes champion, he will be promoted to the Ducati factory team

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If Jorge Martin manages to win the world championship at today's MotoGP race in Valencia, he will race in the factory team in 2024, as a teammate of Francesco Bagnaia, and Enea Bastianini will move to the Pramac team, where Martin currently races. Martin, in case he beats Bagnaio in the fight for the title, will already sit on the factory Ducati during Tuesday's tests, like his teammate, which is said to be written in the contract with Ducati, which the Spaniard signed last year.
The winner Bastianini and Bagnaia cautioned for tire pressure

The winner Bastianini and Bagnaia cautioned for tire pressure

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After the MotoGP race for the Malaysian Grand Prix, another five riders were cautioned for low tire pressure. Among them are race winner Enea Bastianini and championship points leader Francesco Bagnaia, who was third in the race. In addition to the riders of the Ducati factory team, Luca Marini, Alvaro Bautista and Iker Lecuona also received warnings, but since this is their first offense, they only received a warning, and a 3-second penalty follows for any subsequent offense. Bagnaia has a 14-point lead over Jorge Martin in the championship standings, who received his tire pressure penalty warning at the Thai GP, with two sprints and two main races remaining in the season. Since the first offense does not bring a penalty this year, some racers or teams in Malaysia should tactically hope
Bastianini: I didn't want to influence the fight for the title

Bastianini: I didn't want to influence the fight for the title

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Enea Bastianini explained after the sprint race, which he finished in fourth place, that he deliberately did not want to attack his teammate Francesco Bagnaio, who is fighting for the title of world champion, at the end. Despite a good start to the race, Francesco Bagnaia was unable to keep up with the pace of Alex Marquez and Jorge Martin in the rest of the race due to problems with his front tire. In the end, Enea Bastianini and Brad Binder came close to him. It seemed that Bastianini was even faster than his teammate, but he deliberately did not want to attack him. He himself confirmed this after the race. If he managed to overtake him, Bagnaji would pinch off an additional point in the fight for the title. "Today I had a lot of problems with the front tire throughout the race at the entrance to the corner. The problems were even more obvious when driving
Bagnaia without serious injuries, Bastianini again for surgery

Bagnaia without serious injuries, Bastianini again for surgery

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According to the first information from the hospital in Barcelona, ​​Francesco Bagnaia managed to avoid serious injuries despite the apparently horrific accident. Nevertheless, he will perform a CT scan to confirm the diagnosis. It was worse for his teammate Enea Bastianini, who suffered a bone fracture in his left ankle and will probably need surgery. Bagnaia fell in the second corner of the race, and after a fall and a hard landing, Brad Binder ran over his legs, unable to avoid the fallen racer. Bastianini, however, caused a massive crash in the first corner when he collided with Johann Zarco, suffering a broken ankle in the fall and is also suing for finger pain.
Bastianini is preparing for his comeback in Mugello

Bastianini is preparing for his comeback in Mugello

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Enea Bastianini is still recovering from a shoulder blade injury he suffered in a fall in the sprint race in Portimao when he was knocked down by Luca Marini while trying to overtake him. The Italian, who missed all the races this season, is expected to return to the caravan in his hometown of Mugello. https://twitter.com/Bestia23/status/1661022027732635656?t=c5MiTNbn6_Q2sJLFXmPy8Q&s=19 It was at this racetrack that he did a few laps today on a Ducati Superbike class motorcycle and thus tested his physical fitness. https://twitter.com/ducaticorse/status/1661023073385193481?t=ASj1QYZFFApdv2ILObbKCA&s=19