Portimão.- This Sunday, in Portimão, the Sepang Racing Team (SRT) driver will be in the best starting position since eighth place at Silverstone. The boost comes two weeks after breaking into the top ten , in Misano, the test in which he said goodbye to his fans.
In Portugal, the Italian had a hard time on Friday, a day in which he was in the catacombs of the time table at all times, even though on Saturday, especially in the fourth free trial, he took a small step forward that allowed him climb some steps.
Rossi, in any case, has been saying goodbye to races, facing the reality in which he has been involved in recent years: the nine tenths that separated him from the record that gave Bagnaia his sixth pole of the course would have probably placed him in the second row only four years ago. But times have changed in MotoGP, and finishing one second off the lead at the moment means starting from a long way back.
Surely for this reason, Il Dottore is full of praise for Bagnaia, who he says has starred in a brutal progression in this, his first year as an official Ducati rider, to the point of seeing him as an undisputed candidate for next year’s title already from the start. first stake.
“Pecco is scary this year, he has improved a lot and together with Quartararo he is driving better than anyone. He has accumulated five poles in a row and is ready to fight for the title as soon as the next championship gets underway”, agreed Rossi this Saturday.
The one from Tavullia has been mentoring the riders who ride under the umbrella of the VR46 Riders Academy for a long time now. And Bagnaia is one of them. Precisely for this reason, the #46 was hurt in the soul by the mistake made by his pupil 15 days ago, in Misano, where he opted for the harder front compound with a view to the race, a circumstance that led him to the ground, less than five laps to go, and when driving in front. That fall made Quartararo champion.
“I am worried about the tires that Pecco may choose. At the end of training he tried the stocking and it was fast. I hope this time you choose well. I think he is the fastest of the weekend, just like he was in Misano . But to win you have to choose well”, concluded Rossi, who assured that he had a pending conversation with #63 , to try to prevent him from making a mistake again.
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