Francesco Bagnaia took the best profit from Jorge Martín’s (Prima Pramac/Ducati) retirement at the main race of the MotoGP Indonesian GP. The Ducati rider was the winner this Sunday at Mandalika, and this result is vital leaving him with some gap at the top of the championship standings.
The Italian rider was asked in a press conference about his thoughts after Martín’s crash. He replied: ‘That was very important to win the race for the points and to not commit any mistakes because it was very easy to lose the front in the right corners. The front was always having moments. I didn’t have the possibility to race with the soft [rear tyre] because with my riding style I struggling a bit, but I think the hard was the best choice one for me’.
Regarding the importance of winning again, Bagnaia said: ‘This win absolutely is very, very important. It’s similar as Malaysia last year. It was very important to have the win and I did the maximum in both cases. So, I’m very, very, very happy. I know perfectly that Jorge is very fast, but we were deserving this victory, we were needing this victory to have this kind of feeling after Barcelona’s crash. It wasn’t an easy period, but for sure winning again is giving a lot of motivation to us’.
As for his gesture after the race, the defending champion explained: ‘It’s just because many times people speak too much before and it’s better to wait, see the results and then speak because I prefer’.