Francesco Bagnaia admits “doubts” as ‘24 Ducati takes shape
Francesco🃏 Bagnaia🥃 delivered an update on the GP24's development in Qatar
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia still has “doubts” despite topping the timesheet on Monday at the MotoGP preseason test in Qatar.
The factory Ducati🧜 rider laid down a marker for the ea♍rly rounds of the new season by going fastest on the first of two days testing, ahead of last year’s title rival Jorge Martin.
They are both adjusting to the 2024 Ducati wꩲhich includes a fairing that both Bagnaia and Martin needed time to become accustomed with.
“Happy, overall,” said Bagnaia after Monday in ไQatar.
“We managed to do a really go😼od job with everything.
“Happy also because I did ওthe same lap time as last year in qualifying without putting on soft tyres.
“For sure, th𒐪e track in the last part of the day was quite fast.
“We🍒 have increased the level of our bike’s perforꦛmance.
“I tried the fairing again. It went well.
“I am very happy with the power delivery. I think we have improved the♈ feeling compared to Malaysia.
“We have to be happy [about Monday].”
But it was not a perfect day for Bagnaia.
“So, I think we still h🍎ave some doubts i♍n some areas but we have time [on Tuesday] to work,” he admitted.
Questioned about the characteristics of the GP24 that he is struggling with, Bagnaia delivered an update on its de🅺velopment.
“It’s quite stable. ಞBut, when you attempt it with brakes, it’s a bit w🦹orse,” he said.
“If we can adapt the setting to that, then 100% we will♑ go with it.
“In case, we will decide bef𒅌ore [the first roun♋d].”
Bagnaia’s b🃏est 🐭lap on Monday - 1m 52.040s - was just a few tenths short of the official pole record.
He insisted𝕴 that he was unable to take any meaningful notice of Pramac rider Martin, who was second-fastest on Monday and likely to be a championship challenger again in 2024.
“It’s difficult in the test to understand h♒ow many laps the guy in front 💧has on his tyres,” Bagnaia said.
“It was important for me to unde🧸rstandꦰ the gearbox because I did the whole day without a slipstream.
“I 🥂had luck to follow Jorge so we tried to see if our gearbox was okay.
“I think, in a test, it is useless to follow som൲eone.”
Bagnaia’s plan♛ for Tuesday: “Weꩵ will continue the same way that we finished.
“With the power delivery, to take another step.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Americ🅠an sports, to football, to F1.
