Blaž Štremfelj
Last season's world runner-up this season, in five races he has not yet stood on the winners' stage. In the total, he is only tenth, 38 points behind the leaders Quartararo in Rinsom. Nevertheless, the Italian has not given up on this season. He believes he can eliminate that advantage by the end of the season.
Optimism is given to him mainly by the fact that last year after the race in Silverston he was already 70 points behind the Frenchman and was 26 points closer to the end. The final backlog would have been even smaller if the fall in Misano had not wasted the victory. "I will think about the title as long as I have at least theoretical possibilities for it," he said. he said after the race in Portimao bagnaia.
"It simply came to our notice then. I am 38 points behind. Last year I was six races before the end of 70 points behind. As long as there are opportunities it is necessary to fight. You can only stop thinking about the title when you no longer have a mathematical chance, ” he says bagnaia
bagnaia concluded in Portugal on eighth place after breaking through from the start of the starting lineup. After a nasty fall in the qualifiers, he started the race from last place. He did not receive medical permission to perform until Sunday morning.
“We had plenty of pitch in the qualifiers. I opted for dry track tires which was the right decision. I made a mistake, drove to the wet part of the track and fell. My shoulder hurt a lot so the ride was even more challenging. I was happy to have a good feeling on the motorcycle and the rhythm of the race was good, ” commented on the situation in the last race bagnaia.
Pecco Bagnaia finished last year’s race in Jerez in second place, behind teammate Miller.
