Bagnaia winner at Silverstone: “One of my best races”

This first place will do Francesco Bagnaia good. Already a winner before the summer break at Assen, the Italian won again at Silverstone. So the one who had a lot of difficulty stringing together results this season must certainly have breathed a sigh of relief at the finish line in Great Britain. Although he only started from 5th row at the start, the Ducati rider managed to be patient by taking control of the race on the 12th lap.

« I am very happy with the race. I put it as one of my best because I struggled this weekend, I wasn't as competitive as I expected. Yesterday, I was already happy to finish in the Top 5, I already knew it was going to be hard to win today “, points out Pecco.

Bagnaia benefits from the setbacks of Quartararo and Espargaro

If this victory allows him to accumulate two in a row, the scenario was very different from the last race in the Netherlands. “ Compared to Assen, I controlled my lead there today I just gave my all on each lap because I knew it was going to be hard in the last part of the race, but everything ended well at the finish », deciphers the Italian.

With newfound competitiveness this Sunday, Pecco Bagnaia managed to regain the forefront. But he also took advantage of the misfortunes of these three main competitors in the championship. “ Today it was very important to take an advantage after Fabio's Long Lap penalty. Fabio with this penalty lost time because he started with the Mediums and if he had been at the front he would have created an advantage because today he was very competitive. But Zarco closed many trajectories to him and he lost many positions. And also Aleix had a big accident yesterday because otherwise he would have been competitive today like Maverick was. But the most important thing today is that I was in difficulty and it's the first time this season that in a difficult position I won so I'm very happy about it », Testifies Pecco Bagnaia.

The dynamics are reversed at the top

By capitalizing on valuable points from the last two Grands Prix, the Italian still does not want to plan for the championship. He prefers to stay focused “ race by race ". But by winning from the restart, the Ducati rider regains his confidence and gets people talking about him again on the track and no longer about the extra sporty and of his trip to Ibiza.

« This victory does not change what happened during the summer break, but it is important for me. Because this season every time I won I fell afterwards so it's important to win twice in a row. It helps me to be calmer. But especially in a complicated weekend like this, where I was in difficulty from the first day, I imposed myself », enthuses Pecco. With 49 points behind, Francesco Bagnaia is still far from fabio quartararo, but the momentum is on his side.

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