Enea Bastianini’s pulse did not tremble on this second occasion that fate presented her before the first Ducati sword that next year will be her partner, and leaving aside the team recommendations and that Pecco Bagnaia is fighting for the championship, he went for the win in a clean overtake on the last lap.
“It was another great race and another great fight like in Misano,” he said, remembering the battle two weeks ago, in which he finished second, a breath away from the finish line.
“The start was difficult because when Aleix overtook me I lost some positions from my starting position on the grid. But on lap 9 I took the lead, and I made a mistake again at turn 12, I went wide, and then I decided keep calm, close the gap with Pecco, who was going very fast and hadn’t made any mistakes. On the last lap I got closer than in Misano, I managed to pass him and it was a great victory because it is very difficult to pass Pecco.”
The Italian was many laps behind Bagnaia, looking for the hole to deliver the blow.
“Seen from behind, I was analyzing where to pass him and I wasn’t thinking of a specific corner, but when I saw around five, in seven I was going very strong and I decided to go there, and it went well, it was a bit improvised,” he admitted.
What is clear after Misano and Aragón is that Bagnaia and Bastianini are, right now, one step ahead of the rest.
“Pecco and the rest of the Ducati riders are very fast, and we have similar strong points because we ride the same bike. Overtaking him is very difficult, but this time I was able to pass him and I’m happy about it,” he valued after many questioned his desire to beat him in Misano.
One factor that made it easier for Enea to fight freely is that Fabio Quartararo had fallen and, therefore, was not going to score points.
“They told me that Fabio fell after the race, they didn’t tell me at the time,” and he ruled out fighting for the title. “58 points with the leader is too much to think about, I’m going to think race by race. We have a great setup and we are doing a good job of preparing the ground for the future.”
“The championship is important and now I’m closer to the top three, but for me this doesn’t mean pressure at the moment, I would have to recover a lot of points and as I say I always go race by race to see what happens. For me the most The important thing now is to start as far forward as possible on the grid, because otherwise it’s very difficult. Personally, the goal is the races, not the championship,” he insisted.
About what detail makes the difference between Bagnaia and Bastianini, the one from Rimini talks about style.
“I think that my bike is very similar to Pecco’s, the differences are marked by the riding style, Pecco has a great cornering and I am stronger at the entrance, but we both braked very hard and it was easy to make a mistake , because if you go long in turn 1 you compromise the entire first sector and lose a lot of time, “he settled.
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