World champion struggled for pace initially at Mandalika
Francesco Bagnaia confessed he felt pressure coming into the closing stages of second practice for the Indonesian Grand Prix after leaving it until the final minutes to book his place into Q2 at the Mandalika Street Circuit. Appearing to be on the back foot for much of the day, the double defending champion languished outside the top 10 in both practice sessions for much of Friday as he struggled with set-up and tyre issues.
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images 'It helps me feel better and stay calm, if it wasn't like this then it would have been a problem.' At the end of second practice, however, Bagnaia had found his groove to complete a lap good enough for fourth on the final timesheets, less than a tenth shy of pace-setting factory Ducati team-mate Enea Bastianini.
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