It won’t be an easy task but Bagnaia might face Quartararo tomorrow. He will start from the front row ahead of him and must not let him get away because the Frenchman showed at Silverstone that he has impressive pace. But Pecco and Ducati also fought well on a route that had never been particularly cheap for the red motorcycles in the past.
“I am very happy because we worked very well, took a step forward in every session and I had a lot of confidence in FP4. The only moment I was a bit disappointed today was when I saw in qualifying that Martin had done 1’58.0 laps, then I realized it was an impossible time – the Italian joked – This is a circuit that I really like, but I’ve struggled with the Ducati in the past while I’m competitive now and I think I can do a good race. “
Desmosedici has definitely improved over the past two years, but the same goes for Bagnaia …
“As far as the motorcycle is concerned, we’ve made a big step forward with the chassis – he explained – in 2019 it was hard to move from corner to corner while now it’s much nicer to drive, it closes the lines. I think what has changed is the fact that I’m on the works team now. It helps me to be more motivated. “
There is another technical aspect related to tires.
“With the new casing for the rear tire introduced last year, I feel better – he continued – I also understood how I can manage braking better in corners, because in my debut year I often fell there. More experience counts, you take fewer risks and working with my trainer and the academy also enabled me to be better prepared to stay at the top. “
While Bagnaia is happy with his day, that cannot be said of Jack Miller. The Australian was the fastest in the morning but will start from the third row tomorrow with the seventh fastest time.
“I’m not particularly satisfied with today’s qualifying result – he admitted – After setting a great time in FP3 this morning, of course I had hoped for a little more this afternoon, but unfortunately in Q2 I didn’t feel completely comfortable with the new tires. Tomorrow in the race we will have to try to attack immediately in order to gain positions and not let Quartararo get away with it on the first few laps. Even if we start from the third row, I think it won’t be difficult: In general, my feeling with the Desmosedici GP on this track is excellent, so I’ll try to do my best in the race tomorrow. “