En the circuit Assen everything is classicas it could not be otherwise with a Cathedral or with a route on which the World Cup has been running for 75 yearssince 1949. There were only races in 2020, due to the Covid pandemic.
And one of its classics is already being the dominion of Pecco Bagnaia. The Italian won the last two courses and has it in his power to win the third in a row. Would follow the steps of Mick Doohan who won five in a row in the nineties.
Actually, the ‘1’ He already has four victories in a row, as he triumphed on Sunday in Barcelona, the two in Mugello and the Sprint in the Netherlands. And there are not five because in Montmeló he fell in the short event on the last lap when he was going to win first.
The perfection
But on the Dutch route nor does he give them the option to try to defeat him. He has dominated all the training sessions, he took pole position, allowing himself to be the last four minutes sitting in his box seeing if they approached him. AND In the Sprint he sent the checkered flag from the first corner.
“Until now it’s being perfectIt seems like a great weekend, the bike is going perfect. I was able to be precise and the pace was incredible, which I can only be very happy with,” he admitted.
Rivals were full of praise. “He is on another level, unstoppable, on another planet“, conceded Jorge Martín. “It’s hard not to recognize it just by looking at the papers,” said Viñales. “It’s your favorite circuit“He likes it, it adapts to his driving style and he shows it,” he summarized. Alex Marquez.
Martinator has studied it in depth, with its telemetry and knows where it is impossible to replicate what it does: in the turns 6-7, two very fast… and dangerous angles, where there were the worst accidents. “He has something more than the rest, it has a lot of stability“He achieves speed, I don’t know if it’s because of the body, the position, at the configuration level we are very similar, he manages to keep the bike still and pass faster than the rest,” he acknowledged.
The Beast sees him unstoppable
Such is its superiority that some see it as impossible for it not to end up at the top of the box. “Bagnaia is incredible in Assen. The others They will have to fight for second or third place“he proclaimed Enea Bastianini, Your partner.
However, the current champion himself was cautious. “Unbeatable? No, because I don’t underestimate my rivals. I know others are going strong too. Martín and Viñales are competitive. “We have to stay focused,” she said.
Conjure
In fact, both Jorge and Maverick were trying to conspire to stand up to the Turin native. “I’m getting closer, I am optimistic, we will improve“, the man from Madrid became aware. “Do not give up“You have to be there, you have to be optimistic, if I can I’m going to go for it, I’m really looking forward to it,” the Girona native warned.
Of course, that of Prima Pramac was sanctioned for going slow in Q2 and instead of starting second he will start fifth. Easier for Pecco, who, however, admits the strength of his rival. “It’s not easy, because you know that you have to win and that a small mistake can cost you a lot of points, because Jorge is always in the lead. You don’t have to be obsessed with getting many points.“Two or three per weekend is enough,” he revealed. For now it is 15 from Martín, but the rent is going down…
