Bagnaia had started the 3-week MotoGP break in the best possible way. At Mugello he had scored a double, winning both the Sprint and the GP, and recovering precious points on Martin (now 18 points away). Now another friendly track awaits him because Pecco is the winner of the last two editions of the Dutch Grand Prix and knows he has another opportunity to obtain very important results for the championship.
“After Mugello it was nice to have three weeks off to recover – says Bagnaia – I rested a bit, but above all I continued to train, also riding on the track with my Panigale V4S and then taking part in a Monster Energy event at Silverstone together with other riders”.
“But now we’re getting serious again I’m happy to restart the season from Assen, one of my favorite tracks which I also have tattooed on my arm – in memory of the first career victory obtained in 2016 in Moto3 – In the last GPs we managed to work well and my feeling with the Desmosedici was excellent; I’m coming from two consecutive victories, three if we also count the Mugello Sprint, therefore, there are certainly the conditions to continue doing well. Let’s hope the weather is good and allows us to work consistently from the first session on Friday but, in any case, I’m ready to face the weekend in any condition”.
The Italian GP was also positive for Enea Bastianini and on Sunday he was able to celebrate 2nd place on the podium. Now we need to continue along that line.
“This long break was necessary, but now I really want to get back on track – says the man from Rimini – After the good result obtained in the home race in Italy, I arrive in Holland motivated and recharged: I had never managed to get on the podium at Mugello in the past and having succeeded this year despite still feeling like I’m missing something, gives me hope for the next races. Compared to the past, this year I have been more consistent: we are working well and race after race we continue to grow. So I think we are close to finding that explosiveness that we still lack, even if a step forward has been made. We will work hard from the first session on Friday to be able to fight for the top positions”.
