“I saw Marc's. It was super fast. So I said, ‘Okay I need to go for it’.”
In a performance that will prompt Ducati to question the effectiveness of the latest GP25 parts - and perhaps even revert to the GP24 engine - Alex also beat the 10-lap Sprint simulation pace by factory stars Francesco Bagnaia and, his brother, Marc Marquez.
“The one lap is always important, because to be there with a time attack the bike is responding when you are demanding and asking for more from it.Alex had finished 5.6s behind Marc as a team-mate on GP23s in last November’s Malaysian Grand Prix Sprint.Asked if he was happier with the Sprint simulation than leading the one-lap timesheets, Alex replied:
“When all the factories put everything together, from all the 100 pieces that they are trying, we’ll see where we are.But the 28-year-old admitted his confidence is already sky-high on the GP24, compared to last year’s woes with the GP23. “We struggled a lot last year with the 23 bike but also when you're struggling, you learn much more. So all the things we learned last year will be a good tool for us to make 2025 great.”“The GP22 also was super cool. So it looks like is the sister or the brother - however you want to say it - of the GP22 and it’s super nice to ride.
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