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MotoGp, Ducati: ‘behind the scenes’ confrontation between Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez
The two champions compared in the paddock
A few days after the conclusion of the MotoGp tests in Sepang, the official channels of the MotoGP have published an interesting behind-the-scenes: it is a short film starring Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez, intent on confronting each other in the pit area sull’approccio of the Catalan to the Ducati Desmosedici that he will driveà this season.
The reigning world champion immediately asked the No. 93 if he thought it was complicated to ride the Ducati, compared to the Honda: “It’s different” è was Marquez's answer. “I was behind you,” Bagnaia then retorted, “I felt like you were riding the Ducati like you were riding the Honda”. The Catalan who retorted by saying, “Sì, I have to figure out how to handle it especially after so many laps with the same tire”.
“On the pace, doing more laps, è it’s easier – added Marquez -. I have to understand well how to ride it when I try to make the fast lap”. Bagnaia added: “In the end, the Ducati è a stiff and stable bike”. “Forò not è heavier” replied his interlocutor.
“When I saw the Honda, it gave me the impression that it was faster in changes of direction” Bagnaia then said at the conclusion of the short video. Marc, to this statement, retorted by explaining, “The latest evolutions regarding aerodynamics have made it less agile”. All that remains is to wait until the opening weekend of the season to see if Marquez will be able to complete the adjustment to the new bike.
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Bari still knocked out and last, Modena gets unblocked
Modena-Bari 2-1
Second consecutive defeat (third considering also the elimination from the Coppa Italia at the hands of Cremonese on penalties) for Bari, last in the Serie B standings obviously with zero points.
The Apulian team è was also beaten in the advance of the second day of the cadet championship, played at the Alberto Braglia Stadium in Modena against the hosts coached by Bisoli (expelled for double admonition for protests). Palumbo and Pedro Mendes reversed the guest’s initial lead by Novakovich.
This is the schedule for the rest of the day:
Saturday, August 24, 7:30 pm
Südtirol – Salernitana
Or 20:30
Brescia – Cittadella
Cremonese – Carrarese
Pisa – Palermo
Sampdoria – Reggiana
Sassuolo – Cesena
Spezia – Frosinone
Sunday, August 25, 8:30 pm
Catanzaro – Juve Stabia
Mantua – Cosenza
CLASSIFICATION
Juve Stabia 3
Cesena 3
Salernitana 3
SudTirol 3
Brescia 3
Cosenza 3
Modena 3
Spezia 1
Pisa 1
Frosinone 1
Mantua 1
Reggiana 1
Sampdoria 1
Catanzaro 1
Sassuolo 1
Cittadella 0
Carrarese 0
Cremonese 0
Palermo 0
Bari 0
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Simone Giannelli returns to work after Olympics
The words of Simone Giannelli
Simone Giannelli, Sir’s blue-blue setter, at the end of his three-year term, has renewed for three more seasons and is thus about to experience his fourth consecutive one in the HCL jersey. In just three years he has won with President Gino Sirci’s club two Club World Cups, two Super Cups, two Italian Cups and a Scudetto.
He underwent a session in the weight room this morning and will join the group in the coming days. Muscle strengthening in the weight room also for center Roberto Russo, who renewed for two more years (until 2025-26) and is about to play his sixth season in a row with Sir Susa Vim Perugia. Kamil Semeniuk è is in his third year at Sir. He, too, took the weight room session this morning and says he is ready to start again toward all the club’s goals.
“I am very happy to be back here in Perugia and to have started the preparation for this new season,” said Simone Gianelli, “this is now my home and I am really happy to have found everyone again! It has already been three years and we start with the fourth, è amazing how fast time goes by, so I am very happy to have ended my last contract and to have opened another cycle, I am very happy becauseé playing here in Perugia è always a pleasure and a pride. I’m very charged up: the successes there have been quite a few these years, I’m glad forò those are now behind us so we have to try to think about what we have to do to try to get back to being “final””.
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Max Verstappen worried, Lewis Hamilton laughs it off
The words of Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen isn’t satisfied with Friday’s fifth time: “We’re a little bit too slow in the short runs and also in the race simulation, there’s a lot of work to do. At the moment there’è no immediate way to improve the situation, but we will look at it in detail”.
“For now we are simply too slow, that’s it. This performance is not è a big surprise: we are where we were in the last few races. We will try to find moreù performance for Sunday”, concluded his analysis the home driver, definitely worried.
In a different mood Lewis Hamilton: ““We finally have a car that allows us to start already on Friday from a good base and then work on the details. That makes everything easier and more enjoyable. We have to improve on pure performance. As for the pace over distance, I don’t know yet. We are not the fastest, but maybe we can play it”.
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