Given the penultimate grid position from which he will start tomorrow in Aragon, it might be better to talk to Valentino Rossi about the race of someone else he knows well and who has completely different goals – Pecco Bagnaia, who is part of. is his academy and who won pole today with a stratospheric lap. The Piedmontese has been quick several times this season, but today he seems to have outdone himself. Now all that’s missing is the last step, which is still missing: winning a MotoGP race.
“In my opinion, the time has come for him to win, to break the curse – said his mentor – he drives very fast, he drives fantastic, the factory Ducatis are very fast and they do a great job with the team. Pecco has let a lot go wrong this season, especially with the tires, otherwise he would have more points in the championship. I sincerely hope that tomorrow is the right time for him ”.
Presumably he will be dealing with Quartararo, who is also in impeccable shape …
“Fabio can make optimal use of Yamaha’s strengths: braking and cornering – commented the doctor – he worked well with the team and managed to find grip when exiting corners, which is where I suffer instead. He drives fantastic and has figured out how to go fast with the M1. “
Unlike Valentino this weekend, even if his mood is better than his starting position suggests …
“Today it went better than yesterday, in the morning – he revealed – in FP3 I was 6 tenths away from the best, but even here we are all very close together, it’s unbelievable: The top 4 practically had the same time. Unfortunately, I couldn’t develop my full potential in qualifying because I was always in the middle of traffic and I could have done a little better. “
However, Rossi has no intention of giving up …
“It is difficult to say what will happen in the race, also because the tire choice is very open – he continued – It won’t be easy to decide, especially the rear end, either soft or hard is good, but some riders could ride the medium, it depends so much on the temperatures. I’m not as fast as I was at Silverstone, however We will try to improve the tire life again and take away a few points.
His last comment was for those who asked him how the sponsors of his MotoGP team were doing.
“Honestly, I don’t know, I didn’t really get it – he admitted – I’m not up to date on the latest news, I thought everything was fine, but there seem to be some critical issues. Fortunately, it’s not really my problem. We will definitely be in MotoGP next year, I can assure you.