RiderTua.com – Enea Bastianini showed a strong performance at the Portuguese GP. From pole position, the factory Ducati rider advanced to P2 in a dramatic finish after Maverick Vinales experienced technical (gearbox) problems with his Aprilia at the start of the final lap and was thrown off his bike very strangely on the exit of Turn 1.
In Sunday’s main race, in 3rd place Bastianini continues to lurk behind Vinales to fight for P2 to score 20 points. “It was an extraordinary race for me. After a big mistake in Saturday’s sprint, it was very important for me to show my best performance in the main race. My start was good, but Jorge’s start was even better, so he was ahead,” said Bestia.
Enea Bastianini: My start was good but Jorge Martin’s start was even better
Regarding the course of the race, Enea Bastianini revealed that then she wanted to attack Maverick, but the Aprilia rider was faster in certain areas, especially in the last sector. However, Bestia can still improve slightly in the final finish. Then he tried to overtake Maverick again. But it was impossible to catch up with Martin.
“I thought about winning. But before that, I had been behind Maverick for a long time, so it was almost impossible to win. Maybe if I had been in P2 earlier, the race could have been different. But this time it was too dangerous,” said the manager’s protégé. Carlo Pernat’s top.
Regarding the performance of the medium tires, Bastianini explained that with the medium tires, the vibration was better than on Saturday. On this track, it’s not a big problem for him and he can represent the other Ducati riders. Bestia saw that other motorbikes were more unstable.
Enea Bastianini managed to show a consistently strong performance at the Portuguese GP and scored 24 points, placing him in 3rd place in the standings ahead of his teammate and defending champion Pecco Bagnaia.
