JAKARTA - Gresini Racing racer, Enea Bastianini, made a surprise in the opening race of the 2022 MotoGP. The Italian rider won the Qatar 2022 MotoGP race at the Losail Circuit, Sunday, March 6.
No one predicted Bastianini could be the winner in this race. The reason is, the names of Marc Marquez, Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia, and other flashy racers are more favored to win.
However, Bastianini was outstanding all weekend. The 2020 Moto2 Champion managed to break the predictions of many people with a good performance on the track.
"My feeling now is great because I pressed from the start, but the most important thing was to keep the tires until the end of the race," Bastianini told MotoGP, as reported by Antara.
"When I saw Pol pressing, I overtook Binder in the race. In the end, Pol was very close to me and then I thought I could win this race. Then I overtook him in the first corner when he went wide."
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After taking over the lead of the race from the hands of Espargaro, Bastianini could not relax. He was under pressure from Brad Binder who was getting closer to the end of the race.
Heading into the final sector, the South African raced closer by 0.6 seconds but Bastianini held on and rode his GP21 into the final corner for an emotional victory.
This victory was presented by Bastianini to the late Fausto Gresini, the founder of the team who died due to complications from COVID-19 last year.
"I want to dedicate this victory to Fausto, he has pushed me a lot from the sky," he said.
"It's been fantastic for all the team members, I think we cried, everyone. I'm very happy with my family at home, I want to thank everyone for this," he concluded.
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