The 2021 runner-up endured a torrid start to the new season in Qatar as he lacked pace on the GP22 and crashed out of the race in a collision with Pramac’s Jorge Martin.
After that race Bagnaia said he wouldn’t touch his bike’s set-up again as he felt he was trying too many things and not focusing enough on his own riding style.
Revealing after Friday in Indonesia that his base set-up is the same as what he used in Qatar, he says he “finally” felt strong on his bike – though was left stranded in 21st on the timesheets after getting caught out by yellow flags for Marc Marquez’s and Enea Bastianini’s late FP2 tumbles.
“I’m happy that we’ve done a very good job today,” Bagnaia said. “It’s the best day of the year since the start of the year, also since the tests.
“We were just a bit unlucky. I found the two yellow flags of Marc and Bastianini, so I didn’t turn a time attack.
“But in any case, the pace with the medium doing laps, I was second and my…
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