MUGELLO – Lenovo Ducati Team racer, Francesco Bagnaia, is determined to stop Fabio Quartararo at the Italian MotoGP 2021. He does not deny that the Monster Energy Yamaha Team racer will be his toughest competitor in the race later at the Mugello Circuit, Sunday (30/5/2021).
In the qualifying session, Bagnaia failed to stop Quartararo who appeared so fast. The French passport racer managed to rank first after recording a time of 1 minute 45.187 seconds.
Bagnaia himself had to settle for being in second place after recording a time of 1 minute 45.417 seconds. The Italian passport racer also admitted that Quartararo’s record was so impressive that he finally broke the record for the fastest time in one lap.
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“To finish in the front row is the best result so I’m happy,” said Bagnaia, quoting from Crash, Sunday (30/5/2021).
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“Fabio did an incredible job, because 1 minute 45.1 seconds is something very, very difficult,” he added.
However, Bagnaia felt confident that she and Quartararo were still in balance. Therefore, Bagnaia is still optimistic that he can achieve the best results in the Italian MotoGP in 2021 and beat his tough rival.
“I think our bikes on this track are really balanced. In the first and last sectors we were very strong. In sector two we are very close, and in sector three they (Yamaha) are faster than us, “he added.
“So it’s really balanced and tomorrow I think the races can be really fun to look at. This can be a great fight, “he continued.
Furthermore, Bagnaia was eager to stop Quartararo. Especially in the MotoGP 2021 standings, Bagnaia and Quartararo are only one point different. Quartararo is first with 80 points, and Bagnaia in second with 79 points.
“I really just want to stop him (Fabio) in the first lap, because for sure he wants to open the gap and then see what happens,” he concluded.
