Paganini doesnt’ repeat, Bastianini does

The Ducati Lenovo Team was the protagonist of an incredible race at the Monster Energy British Grand Prix, with Enea Bastianini winning both the Saturday Sprint Race and the Sunday Grand Prix.

In the race, Bastianini had a strong start from third position, passing through the first corner in second place. The first two laps were not easy for Ducati rider #23, who made two small mistakes that cost him positions. As the laps progressed, Enea managed to regain the right feeling with his Desmosedici GP, overtaking Aleix Espargaró and setting off in pursuit of Martín and Bagnaia. With seven laps to go, Bastianini took advantage of a mistake by his teammate at turn three, climbing back to second place and finding himself just one second behind the race leader. Thanks to an impressive pace in the final stages, he closed the gap to Martín, taking the lead on the penultimate lap and crossing the finish line with a margin of nearly two seconds over his rival. This marks Bastianini’s first career double victory, on the day of the 75th anniversary of MotoGP.

Here are his words after the race:

It was a tough race because I made a few mistakes in the first two laps and found myself a bit behind. But then I found the right confidence to get back among the front runners: I closed the gap first on Aleix (Espargaró), who was not easy to overtake, and then on Pecco. In the last four or five laps, Jorge was pushing really hard, and it wasn’t easy to close the gap. Getting back to the top step of the podium in the Sunday race is fantastic. I am working on myself: I analyzed the first part of the season, both the positive and negative aspects. I have generally had a good race pace so far, but obviously, my qualifying performance has often penalized me. I tried to work on the psychological aspect to avoid being caught unprepared in this regard, and I hope to continue like this.