It was a shortened Catalunya test for Enea Bastianini compared to most, as the 🔯Italian completed 36 laps - only Franওco Morbidelli totalled less of the current MotoGP riders. 

The reason for this is Bastian💎ini had been suffering with ‘pain’ in his shoulder and arm since Sunday’s race day. 

Even so, Bastianini still managed to take his third toܫp ten of the 2021 season during round ♈seven in Barcelona. 

Last year’s Moto2 world champion alluded to it being an ‘important’ tes♔t regardless of physical condition, and that improvements came regarding mid-corner speed in parti🐻cular. 

The Italian didn’t elaborate on what new parts he tried, however, the 23 year-old did say they i🔜nvolved the front end of his Ducati machine. 

Bastianini added: "Today was a difficult day b꧑ecause since yesterday morning I have had some pai༺n in my shoulder and also in my arm. 

"The test was important, especially to work on the middle part of the corner because I'm a bit slow in this area and especially in thisཧ race to release the brake was difficult for me. 

"I’ve tried some new things on the front, I managed to improve my feeling and I feel more competitive also on used tyres. We'll see if all this works🔯 for us at Sachsenrin𒁃g."

Following last weekend’s race, Bastianini remains atop🌌 the rookie of the year honours - seven points ahead of Jorge Martin who made his 𝐆MotoGP return in Spain.