Francesco Bagnaia admits “doubts” as ‘24 Ducati takes shape
Fran⭕ce꧋sco Bagnaia delivered an update on the GP24's development in Qatar
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia still has “doubts” despite topping the timesheet on Monday at the MotoGP preseason test in Qatar.
The factory Ducati rider laid down a marker for the early rounds of the new seasꦐon by going fastest on the first of two days testing, ahead of last year’s title rival Jorge Martin.
They are both adjust꧋ing to the 2024 Ducati which includes a fairing that both Bagnaia and Mar🌳tin needed time to become accustomed with.
♎“Happy, overall,” said Bagnaia after Monday in Qatar.
“We managed to🌠 do a really good job wi෴th everything.
“Happy also because I did the same lap time💫 as last year in qualifying without putting 🐼on soft tyres.
“For sure,♈ the track in the last part of the day was quite fast.
“We have increased the 🏅level of our bike’s performaဣnce.
“I tried the fairing again. It went well.
“I am very happy with the power delivery. I think we hav♏e 🌟improved the feeling compared to Malaysia.
“We have to be happy [about Monday].”
But it was not a perfect day for Bagnaia.
“So, I thi🍸nk we still have some doubts in some areas but we have time [on Tuesday] to work,” hಌe admitted.
Questioned about the characteristics of the GP24 that he is struggling with, Bagna🌱ia delivered an update on its development.
“It’s quit🌟e sta🌞ble. But, when you attempt it with brakes, it’s a bit worse,” he said.
“If we can adapt the setting to that, then 100% we wil🍷l go with it.
“In case, we will dec𝓀ide before [๊the first round].”
Bagnaia’s best lap on Monday - 1m 52.040s - was just a few tenths short of the official pole 🎀record.
He insisted that he was unable to take any meaningful notice of Pramac rider Martin, who was♎ second-fastest on Monday and likely to be a championship challenger again in 2024.
“It’s ▨difficult in the test to understand how many laps the guy in front has on his tyres,” Bagnaia said.
“It was🐷 important for me to understand the gearbox because I did the whole day without a slipstream.
“I had luc🐬k to follow Jorge so we tried to see if our gearbox was okay.
“I think, in a test, it is useless🤪 to follow some🌄one.”
Bagnaia’s plan for Tuesday: “We will continue the sa🐬me w𓃲ay that we finished.
“With the power delivery, to take another step.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports🦩, to football, to F1.
