Enea Bastianini was one of the riders to set a time below the official Sepang record on the second day of testing, even being the fastest. In the final minutes of the day, the Ducati man clocked a time of 1m57.134s to beat Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) by 0.139s.
The Italian summarized his day of work: ‘This morning we were working a little bit with the new aerodynamics and the setup, also because at the start it was in the list to do the time attack but a small problem stopped me to do it. In the afternoon I tried to do also some fast laps, but it was too hot and I preferred to continue with the setup. I tried the new aerodynamic and also a new exhaust. I think we worked well’.
Just before the end, Bastianini was able to make a quick lap, emphasizing its importance: ‘At the end was important for me to do one time attack because I remember my situation. I felt every time this one during one week and now it’s important to be fast on the lap time. I’m happy about this, but also about the general work of the team’.
When asked about his opinion on the new fairing, #23 «approved» it: ‘Not bad. I think it’s a good step for us – for me and for Pecco [Bagnaia] is OK; for Jorge [Martín] probably because he has a different style he doesn’t like it so much. But I think for me in 80% of the track is better compared to the old one. I made the lap time with the new fairing and also with the new exhaust. We had to adjust again a little bit the first touch of the throttle because it’s a little bit strange, but for the rest the 2024 bike is really good’.