Pecco Bagnaia and the triumph at Mugello: “It wasn’t easy”
He is the face of Pecco Bagnaia’s enthusiasm after the extraordinary success in the Italian Grand Prix, which goes hand in hand with the victory twenty-four hours earlier in the Sprint Race and also arrives despite a three-place penalty on the starting grid . A penalty immediately cancelled, given that the world champion, who started fifth, was able to find himself in the lead after a few corners.
“It wasn’t easy starting from fifth place – explained Bagnaia to the microphones of the MotoGP organisation, on the sidelines of the podium celebration which he shared with Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martin -. At the start I chose to go towards the outside, the strategy paid off and I found myself in the lead. From there I just pushed.”
The race, conducted practically from start to finish, was complex especially from the point of view of mental stability, as Bagnaia further explains: “I had to be careful, manage the rear and avoid risks. In the end it was a liberation, to win today and close a great weekend like this is truly incredible. I also want to congratulate Enea, she did a great job”.
The one won today is the second GP concluded in first place in a row by Bagnaia, who is close to Jorge Martin in the standings: the Spaniard is still first with 171 points, but Pecco has now moved to -18, at 153. The fight for the MotoGP World Championship also remains wide open to Marc Marquez, third in the standings with 136 points, while Enea Bastianini wants to get back into the discussion and, with today’s second place, he rises to 114.
