Give it your all in Austin, to forget Termas de Rio Hondo. This seems to be the recipe chosen by Bagnaia to leave behind the crash in the Argentina GP, which cost him the championship lead, now occupied by his friend Bezzecchi. “We all know Marco’s talent and speed, but it’s too early to list the candidates for the title, I don’t even want to put my name on that list, because the season is very long. If I have to choose a rival, I certainly prefer a rider from the VR46 Academy” Pecco said in the conference that anticipates the GP of the Americas. “For me it’s fantastic to see Academy riders fighting in MotoGP, this can be considered the best moment of the ‘Academy, we are growing a lot, we have taken a big step forward in terms of performance, we are smart enough to understand that if we work together at home, we can all be up front together in MotoGP as wellit’s a matter between us, to be intelligent and not stupid, with clean battles”. He then added to the Sky microphone: “Thinking about the World Cup now would be a mistake I don’t want to make, It’s a trap I don’t want to fall into“.
“I still don’t understand the reason for the fall”
Bagnaia tried together with his team to analyze the crash at Termas de Rio Hondo, but he doesn’t seem to have found an explanation yet: “I’ve learned that the wet is more slippery than a dry track – he says with a smile -. I tried to understand why I crashed in Argentina, but honestly we haven’t found a reason. We only have to think about this weekend, it’s not time to think about the championship yet, I was just trying to create an advantage over Alex Marquez without taking too many risks. In any case I fell in Termas, Now let’s move on, I love Austin, one of the most demanding tracks, but this year we are better prepared”. Marquez and Bastianini, two riders capable of winning in Austin, are not present in Texas due to injury: “Marquez was one of the men to beat, even if the level of Honda is not the same as in previous years, Marc would have come here anyway to fight for the win, just like Bastianini. We have two opponents less, but the level of the match will be equally high” said Bagnaia. Saturday 15 April the Sprint at 21:55, Sunday 16 the race at 21live on Sky Sport MotoGP, Sky Sport Uno and streaming on NOW.
