Maiden MotoGP rep at Mugello “now no longer my purpose” – Bagnaia

Bagnaia comes into this weekend’s Mugello slither second within the championship and proper some degree off the lead having scored three podiums in 2021’s first 5 races.

Ducati has received the Italian GP at Mugello for the tournament’s closing three editions and is favourite to proceed that slither following motivate-to-motivate victories for Jack Miller at Jerez and Le Mans.

Bagnaia is yet to register his first MotoGP rep but believes it’s miles more crucial to house being repeatedly competitive all weekend in region of focusing fully on victory.

“It would possibly presumably be nice to rep my first slither right here, but within the suggest time it be now no longer my purpose,” Bagnaia said on Thursday.

“To start with it be more crucial to be fixed and competitive from the originate of the weekend.

“After which if the rep will most seemingly be imaginable, I will are attempting to enact it. However within the suggest time, I am correct obsessed with being competitive, love the closing races.

“In Le Mans, I correct had the coolest fortune to bask in moist stipulations because I became struggling lots in the beginning of the slither.

“So, we need to always love at some stage in which intention this weekend goes to be competitive, love in Portimao, love in Jerez and then we’ll behold.

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Personnel

Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Photography

“It is a monitor that I love, it be a monitor where Ducati is de facto suited.

“Let’s look forward to the weekend, but I contemplate we are able to bask in a extraordinarily ethical opportunity.”

Teammate Miller is correct 15 aspects adrift within the standings in fourth forward of the Mugello slither and comes into the Italian GP with his 2022 Ducati future secured.

Easiest finishing once at Mugello in his MotoGP profession, Miller hopes to celebrate his unusual contract by ‘righting’ his Italian GP file.

“I contemplate whilst you occur to had been unhappy whilst you occur to had been in my downside, you’ve gotten purchased something going rotten!,” Miller said.

“I’ve had a ravishing extra special couple of weeks.

“Feels unreal to bag the contract signed up and now no longer need to dread about that for some other eight months or so and proper address what I ride essentially the most, which is riding my bike.

“Mugello demons… it be a region I love. On my document card at Mugello, for instance, it be now no longer been a enjoyable one.

“I’ve repeatedly been ravishing rapid right here, but correct haven’t been in a bother to behold too many chequered flags right here.

“So, I might are attempting to correct that this weekend.”

Bagnaia became sixth quickest within the outlet Mugello rehearsal, 0.593s far flung from Maverick Vinales’ chart-topping time.