MotoGP, Bagnaia: ‘I’m proud, this victory boosts my morale’

Milan, 27 September (LaPresse) – ‘I am very proud of today, of my team, which has finally managed to find its footing since Misano. Since we arrived here, we haven’t touched practically anything. We had a bit of bad luck yesterday afternoon at the start of the session, but then everything worked well: pole position today, the race at this pace, I really missed it.’ This is how Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia commented to Sky Sport on his great Saturday in Japan with pole position and then victory in the Sprint race. An important success for his morale and that of the team. “It’s a great shame we didn’t get there sooner because it would have been a totally different championship for me. But we have to look ahead, that’s the important thing. We know what we’ve achieved,‘ he added, ’and understanding that was fundamental.‘ ’This result is fantastic for my mood, not because I had stopped believing in it, because I always said that when I was in a position to push, I would be at the front. This weekend is the first time I’ve actually felt really competitive. The race was definitely very close, fantastic. It must be said that Marc got stuck a bit at the start, otherwise it would certainly have been a fight, but I’m extremely happy,” concluded Bagnaia.