Bagnaia “ready to redeem myself” | Bastianini “I anticipate a fierce Grand Prix”
Francesco Bagnaia aiming to avenge for lost 2023 victory, ⭕Enea Bastianini Ducati’s only previous C🐽OTA MotoGP winner.
Reigning double MotoGP champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia says he is “ready to redeem myself” in one of his favouri𒐪te events, at COTA this weekend.
That phrase could theoretically apply to either the recent Portimao clash with Marc Marquez, 🐽last year’s mistake while leading in Austin, or both.
It is the 2023 error that Bagnaia appears to be referring to, when he fell while looking comfortably on course to complete a perfect Sprint and Gran🎉d🐭 Prix double over Alex Rins.
"The Grand Prix of the Americas is one of my favourites on the ཧcalendar: th🌠e track is fantastic, I enjoy Austin a lot, and even the event's atmosphere is different,” said Bagnaia, whose Portimao DNF means he has slipped to fourth in the early standings, 23 points from Jorge Martin.
“I arrive in America motivated and ready to redeem myself: last year, we were competitiv🦋e all weekend, and if I hadn't crashed, we would have won the Sunday race too.
“I expect many fast riders this year, and it definitely will be challenging, but we hav𒈔e🌜 a good base from which to start.
“In the last GP in Portugal, the feeling with the bike was very good, but then, in the race on Sunday, we missed 🥂something. So, working to avoid that happening again will be important."
Bagnaia’s 2023 Austin exit means current team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini remains th🦄e only Ducati rider to have won at the circuit, courtesy of his 2022 victory in Gresini colours.
Bastianini, who finished second to Martin i𝕴n Portimao, currently holds third place in the world championship standings.
"I'm thrilled to return to Amꦫerica, where I missed racing last year due to the shoulder injury,” said Bastianini. “COTA is a track I deeply enjoy, and it holds fond memories of 2022, when I cꦍlinched my second MotoGP win, my favourite of that year.
“Following the performance in Portugal, I a♛rrive in Austin feeling motivated and confident.
“I anticipate a fierce Grand Prix, but we're well-prepared: we have a solid base setup and a clear understanding of area🧔s for im🥀provement, so we're determined to contend at the forefront again this weekend."
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