Bagnaia outlines his expectations of Bastianini, A. Espargaro calls out Morbidelli and M. Marquez offers up his title prediction
As always, MotoGP™ delivered the drama in spades over the weekend, with the Championship battle as close as it has ever been in 2022. Just two points separate Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) after the Frenchman finished outside the top 15 in Thailand, and Pecco took an eighth podium of the campaign.
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Naturally, after such a dramatic weekend, there is plenty for us to pick the bones of, so let’s take a look at some of the biggest talking points from Thailand.
“I hope Enea can be like Jack”
Ahead of lights out on Sunday, Bagnaia admitted that he was feeling upset about his race chances due to the downpours on circuit but the Italian credited his teammate Jack Miller with a pre-race pep talk that helped inspire him to a podium charge in Buriram. The Aussie will leave the Borgo Panigale factory at the season’s end, and Pecco hopes that his incoming teammate can fill the big shoes being left behind.
“Jack came to me and gave me some effort (advice), and this is good, like a teammate. It will be difficult to replace that. I hope that with Enea (Bastianini) we can do something like this. Jack is my friend, we know each other very well.”
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