After admitting some frustration with Sunday’s race, Enea Bastianini acknowledged that he tried to follow the race winner but without success. The battle, even among Ducati riders, didn’t go the best way.
The Italian, who finished in fifth place, saw his main rival in the overall standings escape him, not to mention the battle he had with other riders from the manufacturer: ‘The bike was the same as on Saturday and Sunday morning, but sometimes this happens. Was there a fight? Even among Ducati riders, we always try to fight, because there are many Ducati riders in the top positions. I wanted to try to follow and chase Márquez, but it was impossible’.
He continued, with the Spaniard who “stole” his place in the factory team for 2025 in mind: ‘Marc’s overtake on [Jorge] Martín was similar to mine? It was good and difficult. It was my style, but I wouldn’t have been able to do it. I didn’t feel comfortable and I was never able to repeat the times I did on Friday and in the morning’.
There are now 14 points separating Bastianini and Márquez in the overall standings, with the Spaniard coming out on top against the #23.