Returning to Barcelona this weekend is a return for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia to the scene of his terrifying incident last yearಌ.

Bagnaia highsided last September on the first lap of the Catalunya MotoGP a🐻nd, when he landed, he was scarily struck in the legs by Brad Binder’s KTM.

He thankfully avoided major injury.

The reigning MotoGP champion isℱsued a defiant response to returning to race at Barcelona for the first time since he was hospitalised in that incident.

“Very normal,” Bagnaia told about returning.

“Like racing on any 𓄧other circuit. It's water under the bridge."

Bagnaia said about Montmelo: “It's a track that I've always liked🤪 a lot.

“It is certainly not the safest in the world championship due to th💦e asphalt.

“That's why it's dangerous to run in it, but it's one of thꦡe most beautiful ღand characteristic."

Bagnaia is 38 points behind championship leader Jo𒉰rge Martin ♍as they head into the Catalunya MotoGP.

“It’s tough. It's a difficultꦅ championship, many riders are going strong,” Bagnaia said.

“Many bikes are competitive to win, a bဣit like in recent years.

“It will be even more co🐠mplicated. Martin is certainly the number one opponent at the moment."

Martin won the sprint and thꦬe 👍grand prix, last time out, at Le Mans.

Bagnaia previewed his ambitions for Barcelona this weekend:🌸 “First of all, to finish the race: as in France, here too it has been two years since I crossed the finish line.

“In 2022 they knocked me out at the first corner, last year I launched myಞself at the second.

“I hope to at least make four turns!

“It was another track wher🎉e last year we were flying, we were going very fas𒊎t.

“Sunday's race with🌟 the medium tyre would probably have led us to another victory, but it went the way it went…”