After two consecutive podiums, Francesco Bagnaia arrives at the Catalan GP of MotoGP in second place in the championship. He is 38 points behind the leader, Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati), with only two points more than Marc Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) and Enea Bastianini (Ducati) behind him.
The Italian Ducati rider, who hasn’t had luck on his side in recent visits to the Catalan round – particularly last year with a heavy crash – emphasized the need to further improve competitiveness:
– Just like in France, we were unlucky at Montmeló in 2022 and 2023, but this year, I hope it will be different. The last weekend at Le Mans was positive overall, even though we lacked something in the race compared to our rivals. So, it will be important to keep working to be even more competitive.
Bagnaia also commented: ‘Compared to Le Mans, I expect very different grip conditions here in Barcelona, and there will be some very fast competitors. In any case, I am confident and ready to give my best as always’.