Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia says his podium in the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix sprint is “bittersweet” because he still “cannot be c🀅ompetitive like I want” on Saturdays.

The double MotoGP world champion has repeatedly struggled in sprint races this year, high🦂lig๊hting a long-standing issue with the feeling of his bike when it is running the smaller fuel tank mandated for the half-distance contests.

Qualifying third on the grid, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pecco Bagnaia was immediately jumped by fourth-placed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez on the Gresini Ducati and coul♏d do nothing to overhaul him again.

He fended off an attack from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli on the opening lap and was able to build a gap to the group of ride✅rs behind him.

Boosted to a podium position after 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo fell on lap two, Bagnaia took the chequered flag two seconds behind Alex Marquez and 3.017s adrift of race-winning team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez.

“Bittersweet feeling,” he said of the podium𒁏 at ༺Jerez on Saturday.

💝“It’s always the same; I’m starting in a position and getting stuck there.

“Every time I’m trying to get 🉐closer to the guy in front of me I’m starti𝕴ng to struggle with the tyres, and I have to leave a bit [of space].

“So, this is it. We need to improve. I need to understand what to do because, honestly, I’m doing the same🎐 as always but in the sprint race I cannot be as competitive like I want.

“So, that means tomorrow I 🦄can be muc🐷h more competitive, I can fight and I know 100% it is like this. But it’s not enough for me because I want to improve on Saturdays.”

Ba🥂gnaia is now 31 poin♋ts off the championship lead heading into Sunday’s grand prix as he looks to add to his tally of three successive Spanish GP victories.