🗣️'I was controlling a bit, but I was also forcing a lot.' Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia admits he “was a bit in trouble” in the final laps of the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix having been ‘completely without grip’ on his way to victory ⬇️
Bagnaia took the lead of the feature race at the end of lap two, having started second, but was hounded to the chequered flag by Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales.
“I was trying to not think too much on the gap, because I was seeing that it was closing,” Bagnaia said. “I just tried to be as consistent as possible, trying to be a bit faster every lap and it worked very well. “I was without anymore tyre, so the last two laps I was completely without [grip] and I was a bit in trouble.Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati TeamBagnaia is the first reigning champion since Jorge Lorenzo in 2016 to win the opening round of their title defence season, but insists the pressures of being the grid’s main target didn’t cross his mind during the Portuguese GP.
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