Bagnaia invokes 'the magic of Mugello' after second place in qualifying

Francesco Bagnaia wants to be a prophet in his own country! The Italian signs his "best qualifying result of the season", just 59 thousandths of a second behind Marc Márquez. He is ahead of his teammate's brother, Alex, and the Frenchman fabio quartararo.

“It’s the magic of Mugello, it’s truly incredible.”, declared "Pecco" still euphoric after the qualifications, in front of his home crowd. The double world champion won in front of the fans Mugello in the last three editions of the Grand Prix.

"This morning I think we found something that helps me in terms of rhythm.", he analyzes. "NWe will see this afternoon if that is the case or not." After a complicated start to testing yesterday, Bagnaia finally finished the day second on the timesheet.

Back in good form, but still a mountain to climb

After regaining some confidence in his Ducati, he had a full qualifying session, determined to reach the top step of the podium, with one obstacle missing: "I knew it wouldn't be easy because Marc [Marquez] is in very good shape, and it's really not easy to beat him. »

In 2024, Francesco Bagnaia also started from second place to ultimately win the race ahead of Enea Bastianini and poleman Jorge Martín. This season again, "It's important to start on the front line.", explains the Italian, hoping that it will bring him the same success.

As a reminder, the Mugello Sprint will take place this Saturday, June 21 at 15 p.m., before the start of the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday at 14 p.m.

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