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Pecco Bagnaia returns home from the first Misano weekend with two second places, but if the one in the Sprint Race hurts, the one that arrived at the end of the GP sounds like a victory in the face of Martin's mistake that relegated the World Championship leader to 15th place.
"On Saturday we made a start that was not exactly the best that compromised the entire race, but on Sunday it was difficult to stay in front because of the track conditions - analyzed the technical head of the Chivassese rider Cristian Gabarrini - In these cases those who are behind can enjoy more references, moreover, compared to Marquez Pecco had more to lose. A zero was absolutely to be avoided, so it was a positive round because we brought home more points than the others."
According to the engineer, his rider showed great maturity in the Grand Prix: "He had a very good race and was very balanced. When Marc passed him he could have fallen into a trap and this had to be avoided having already several retirements behind him. For someone like him not to have won may not have been the best, but I am satisfied."
The highlight of the race were those laps in the rain and in particular Jorge's choice to make the bike change: "It's always hard to judge in retrospect. It seemed strange to me that he re-entered, especially because the front runners tend to play into the hands of their direct rivals, but the riders have more perception of reality, so maybe it was raining more at one point on the track and he decided to re-enter. So I don't dare to say that he made a mistake."
The reigning champion arrived at the Simoncelli still sore after the spectacular crash at Aragon along with Alex Marquez, an episode that caused discussion before going on record. "What happened in Spain is a race incident that makes 1-0 and zero should always be avoided. Here we drew a line and started over. That's why I'm happy," he asserted with conviction before concluding with a word about the upcoming event at the Riviera circuit.
"Will coming back make the task easier? It usually depends on how the first weekend went. We start from a good base, so it should be easier, but you should not settle and look for ways to be more and more competitive," he dictated the team's intentions.
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