At the Jerez MotoGP tests, Enea Bastianini ended the day with a smile as he was able to solve some problems he had been having since the beginning of the season, which now seem to be finally related to the Desmosedici braking. He also suffered a big crash, but managed to regain confidence and give a positive assessment of the work done.
The Italian started by talking about the work done: ‘Yes, there wasn’t much work, but it was important to try something different, and then we tried three or four solutions and I think we can be happy. I took a big step forward during the afternoon and it’s positive that my pace has also improved. Speed was much easier to achieve than in the morning’.
However, there was a problem he focused on and apparently it is solved: ‘The main thing was to try something for braking, it was a problem of mine since the beginning of the season and now I can brake like the other Ducati riders, and I’m happy with that’.
Regarding whether the work was more about parts or configuration, the rider clarified: ‘Both. It was important to try some new parts, but also to try other configurations. I am satisfied, I crashed because I fell in turn 7 and it was a very big crash in the morning, but as for the rest I am very happy and it was just a test and we have to try more next weekend [in Le Mans]’.
As for the new Michelin tires, the rider was one of those who did not test them: ‘I didn’t test the new tires, but other riders did, but I don’t know what they commented’.
