MotoGP Silverstone: Francesco Bagnaia: “I was on the limit going slow, we know P13 is not our level”

Francesco Bagnaia says safety was a concern during the MotoGP sprint at Silverstone, not because of rain, but because of the lack of speed he demonstrated.
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Silverstone 2023
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Silverstone 2023

Th𒀰e MotoGP champion began the 10-lap sprint in P4 b𝔉ut quickly found himself slipping down the order.

Bagnaia 🌠admitted he could feel something wrong with his bike as soon as the warm-up lap, while also saying that the bike he used wa🌄s the one he crashed in Practice 2 this morning.

"My team is already working and trying to understand t🧸he data what happened," said Bagnaia. "This morning, in the wet, I was second in FP2 and in qualifying I was fighting for pole position. 

"Then in the race, already from the warm-up lap I understood that it was not working well. It was quite difficult to do ไeveryꩵthing. 

"Riders were overtaking me from the inside, the outside a♎nd I was a bit on the limit gܫoing slow like this. It was very difficult but we know our level and that P13 is not our position."

Although he was unsure what was causing his issues, Bagnaꦕia w꧋as clear that it had nothing to do with the set-up choice. 

Bagnaia added: "I'm quite sure that this didn’t com💖e from my set🔜-up. We have time to understand the problem for tomorrow."

While the performance in damp conditions was not what he or anꦇyone else expected, Sunday’s main Grand P💃rix is likely to be dry which could be a blessing for the factory Ducati star.

Fast in such condition🦩s🤡 during Friday’s second practice session, Bagnaia feels he can be back at the front tomorrow.

"Yesterday afternoon I was feeling great with used tyres. New and used tyres I was quit💎e competitive. 

"In this track it is quite di🍌fficult to make the difference because you have to consider the tyre consumption more. 

"It is important not to💮 push too much and in the wrong moments. We have the package 🍰to be in the front and to fight."

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