October 15, 2022
Honda rider Marc Marquez blew a position from the Ducati Bagnaia centaur: “But I know how fast I am”
Ducati centaur Pecco Bagnaia said he was satisfied with the third position on the starting grid of the Australian Grand Prix: “For Sunday, let’s see, a group race is possible. You need to manage the tires, you have to be smart to try to understand when push”.
“In qualifying we managed to set a good time, excellent front row. The important thing is to have been strong and we succeeded. During FP4 we made a big step forward, we solved many of the problems I felt and it was fundamental for the races. qualifying. The pace is good to try to win or make the podium, the potential is there”.
Throughout Q2, Marc Marquez was behind him exploiting his slipstream, and in the final he blew him the second position: “If I had slowed down to let them pass they would have closed me, until I slowed down by closing the gas. Usually I prefer to have the road was clear ahead and I did the best I could,” commented the Piedmontese rider, who preferred not to take it, aware of his strength. “We know we are almost”.
Still on Marc Marquez: “Since I’m not fighting for the title with Marquez, it made no sense not to push anyway, also because if I didn’t, I would have overtaken others. In the future we will have to adopt a different strategy, but in any case despite having a lot of bikes behind us, we still managed to go strong”.
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