Bastianini has often been one of the fastest riders in race conditions since making a full return from injury, however, poor start𒈔ing positions have limited him.

And that was the case again in the sprint a♐t Valencia, as he was first caꦯught up behind Jack Miller before running into mechanical issues for the opening lap.

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Speaking to , Basti🎶anini said: “During the race I had a problem at the start. Something happened to Miller so I had to close the throttle and this prevented me from goi♕ng fast in turn one and deactivating the front device. 

“I di൩d the whole first lap with a blocked fork and in order to try and unblock it I had to stay on it. 

“Too bad because we could have ha🎐d a decent race, even if we weren’t up front.”

It is widely being reported that Dꦜucati could relegate Bastinaini to the Pramac team if Jo🦩rge Martin wins the title today.

Bastianini’s performance at Sepang was 🗹aౠ reminder that he is good enough to be aboard that factory bike, but running the #1 plate is also important to the Italian brand.

So promoting Martin could be the sen🐷sible choice but Bastianini is hoping Francesco Bagnaia retains his crown.  

“I’m not seeing much of him these days,”𒆙 said Bastiani𝕴ni when speaking about the form of Bagnaia.

“He improved today even if he couldn’t achieve more in the꧙ sprint. I think he’ll be compet🍷itive in the main race and I hope so.”