Reigning MotoGP world champion PeccoBagnaia expects alexmarquez73 to be “a great rival” in the AmericasGP sprint race after snatching COTA pole. Here's what the ducaticorse rider said ⬇️
Reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia expects Alex Marquez to be “a great rival” in the Americas Grand Prix sprint race after snatching COTA pole.Bagnaia spent much of the Q2 session in Texas battling with Gresini Ducati counterpart Marquez, with the pair setting identical 2m02.242s laps with around eight minutes left on the clock.
As both began their final run, Marquez followed Bagnaia out of pitlane, which prompted the latter to stop in order to prevent the Spaniard from using him as a reference. Bagnaia ultimately began the first lap of his second run with Marquez in tow, but backed out of it to set up a final tour that would see him produce a 2m01.892sMarquez crashed on his last flying lap and will line up fourth, but displayed strong race pace in practice, with Bagnaia expecting the Gresini rider to be his biggest rival in this afternoon’s 10-lap sprint.“We worked so well, I’m happy for what we have done. From FP3 my feeling was high, so we can be happy. 2m02.
“I thought I had pole position till the chequered flag and saw the screen and saw Pecco was a little bit faster than me,” he said after claiming his first front row start since the 2021 Portuguese GP. “But yesterday I already said that I was feeling quite confident, step by step I’m improving my style on the Honda and for today honestly we found something in the last sector that helped me a little bit to be faster.Read Also:
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