MotoGP championship leader Francesco Bagnaia says a lunchbox got stuck on his Ducati’s front wing during Saturday’s Malaysian Grand Prix sprint.
Bagnaia qualified on pole for the first time since the Catalan GP on Saturday at Sepang, setting a new lap record to beat chief title rival Jorge Martin – something he branded “a relief”.And though he led in the early stages of the sprint, Bagnaia’s pace dropped off and he could do no more than third, which allowed second-placed Martin to narrow the points gap to 11.Late in the sprint, a piece of debris flicked onto the right front wing on Bagnaia’s Ducati, which eventually detached.
“But on that lap, which I think was lap six, I started to struggle a lot with the front.“It was very difficult to stop the bike with the front locking, I was having a lot of movement. I think I’m not the only one who had this feeling; I think Enea also, but more than one rider.“So, it’s quite strange and I was not expecting it considering also I did many laps with the front tyre yesterday and today. So, it was quite strange.
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