Francesco Bagnaia showed a strong pace during the practices and qualifying sessions for the MotoGP Qatar GP, but he hadn’t the performance he expected in the Sprint race in Losail. He finished fifth, unable to fight for the win.
In an interview with DAZN, the Italian expressed his surprise at the unexpected change in sensations on the bike during the Sprint race, although he acknowledged it as something that can occur:
– What bothers me is that we had another weekend where we worked really well, were very fast, going into the race with the pace to be at the front or win. And then, you have a totally different feeling from what usually happens. What I saw and what happened to me this Saturday is a bit strange, but it can happen, sometimes it can happen. And we just have to finish as far forward as possible.