Francesco Bagnaia managed to return to victory in the Indonesian MotoGP. With Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) having abandoned the main race, the Ducati man also returned to the top of the World Championship.
Questioned at the press conference whether the victory is more important for regaining the championship lead or for breaking a negative period, the Italian replied: ‘Both. From my side, this victory means several things. It means that we were competitive again. I was missing this a bit because I was always struggling, so being back to this performance was very, very important. Winning is always very important. Then, at a moment when Jorge was out, the main thing was to get the highest number of points available and we did that‘.
On the other hand, Bagnaia emphasized that the triumph in Mandalika was a confidence boost for the entire Ducati: ‘From my part, after the crash in Barcelona it was not an easy period. And honestly winning this race gives us a lot of motivation, not only to me, but also to my team. They are always trying to give me the maximum possible and also this weekend we were able to improve our situation a lot. In the warm-up we improved a bit and in the race even more‘.
