Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia says Friday at the 🗹MotoGP Thail💯and Grand Prix was one of his best of 2024 despite set-up experiments in the afternoon not working out.

The reigning double world champion has a 20-point deficit to close down on Jorge Martin in the championship coming to Buriram, and didn’t appear to be comfortable in the hour-lo༺ng Practice session on Friday.

Despite this, Bagnaia was able to safely secure a spot in Q2 in fourth, but trailed Ducati tea🃏m-mate Enea Bast🐠ianini, Martin and Marc Marquez in the standings.

He later told the𒉰 media - including  - that the reason for his scrappy second practice was due to him struggling to “adapt” to set-up tweaks.

“For me, yes, in terms of feeling when we finished w꧙ith, because justꦰ had a little problem with one of the two bikes during the sessions,” he said when asked if this was a better Friday.

“But this morning I felt good, this afternoon as soon as I had to try diffꦓerent set-up the bike wasn’t working weꦺll.

“So, I had to stop﷽, I had to adapt a bit the set-up of the🧸 other bike but wasn’t possible.

“So, I struggled a bit with the adaptation and it wasn’t working wel𒁏l.

“So, we just changed again before♉ the time attack and I felt better again going in the other direction.

“I was ready for the time attack, without doing a very precise lap tim🙈e I was able to be fast. So, a good Friday.”

Sevಞeral riders have been struggling with braking at Buriram on Friday, but Bag🅷naia says he hasn’t faced any issues in this area.

“For me it’s not an issue,” he added.

“I’m able to brake very hard, we just saw already the lap time in the d🥂ata that I’m braking very hard.

“So, this is not a problem for me. I’m just missing a bit in corner four, quite a lot, and⛦ I didn’t do a very good sector three, corne﷽r six, seven.

“But apart from that, braking is not a p𝐆roblem right n🧸ow.”

With more on the line in every session now as the chaꩲmpionship nears its conclusion, Bagnaia insist꧒s his approach to practices has not changed all season.

“For me it’s the same as the rest ofౠ the season,” he said.

“During the race weekend I just want to work,ꦗ to be perfect for the race.

“Right now I don’t feel anything different compared to be🎃fore. Maybe it will change a bit, but right now no.”