Motegi.- After being the great protagonist of the last two races, in Misano, where he was second in a very close finish, and Aragón, where he beat Pecco Bagnaia this time, the Italian from the Gresini team was unable to qualify for the Q2 of Japan directly after suffering a crash on Friday in FP1, falling again this Saturday, in wet conditions, in Q1 which closed the doors of a good classification.
Enea Bastianini, fourth in the championship standings and to this day still in the fight for the title, saw her chances of continuing to climb in the standings drastically compromised after being sentenced to start 15th on the grid for this Sunday’s race (8 in the morning in Spain).
“It wasn’t that bad. This morning I gained confidence for qualifying, but then I lost the front end at turn 5. I’m ready but I have to finish adjusting things in the warm up”, the rider valued trying to be as positive as possible. Italian.
For Bastianini, recovering positions is nothing new and even from back positions he has been able to end up fighting for victory.
“I am confident that I can make up positions, as I always do, but it will be difficult to do so starting so far back on the grid.”
For the Gresini rider, the strategy is clear, not to wait too long to be with those in front to be able to save tires, something that will be key on this track.
“I will try to get to the top as soon as possible to avoid destroying the tires,” he said before becoming more conformist and assuring: “I think finishing in the top ten is the realistic goal.”
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