Bagnaia lays down the law to Bastianini: “He will have to learn”
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Bastianini won a three-way battle with Jack Miller and Jorge Martin to earn a spot in the factory Ducati team, and he will be alongside Bagnaia in the 2023 MotoGP rider line-up.The saga has become even more dramatic because Bagnaia edged a photo-finish between them in Misano, before Bastianini won in Aragon.Marc Marquez’s right hand man – Santi Hernandez | MotoGP 2022 Video of Marc Marquez's right hand man – Santi Hernandez | MotoGP 2022 Bagnaia, two points adrift of Fabio Quartararo in the MotoGP standings with three races left ahead of the Australian MotoGP, could yet be the beneficiary of Ducati team orders issued to the likes of Bastianini, who has so far been eager to battle.“Enea is a great guy, a great talent, very competitive and very fast,” Bagnaia said about his fellow Italian.“He will have to learn how to work in a factory team, like I had to do this year.“At the start it was not so easy, but it’s something you have to do.“You have more responsibility. It is not so easy.“But he is quite smart. He will know what to do.”Bagnaia stepped up to Ducati’s MotoGP factory team after two seasons with Pramac Racing. Bastianini is in his second year with Gresini Racing but has been chosen by Ducati to step up next year, ahead of Miller and Martin.Bagnaia: “I tried to analyse why I was ing” Bagnaia is battling for a maiden championship – he has won six times this year, compared to Fabio Quartararo’s three, but has also ed a remarkable five times.“When I was ing before the summer break, it was because I was thinking in the wrong way,” he explained.“I was saying: ‘OK I will relax’ then I ed.“I tried to analyse why I was ing, I tried to understand with my trainer and the people close to me why I was making mistakes.Related Keith Huewen: Phillip Island to be defining moment in MotoGP title battle Bagnaia tells Quartararo about team orders: “I can win without help”“Trying to understand how to do better.”Bagnaia wasn’t on the podium in the opening five races of the season but roared into serious title contention with a four-race winning streak at Quartararo’s expense.“At the start the bike was not so competitive,” he said. “I was struggling a lot. We needed a lot of time to improve.“Finally, when we were back in Europe, we started again. From that moment we were always in front.“I was always winning or on the podium but I also committed mistakes.“I still lost a lot of points with mistakes.”Bagnaia tells Quartararo about team orders: “I can win without help”
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