Bastianini (10th) disappointed – what problem he had with his KTM RC16

In Japan, KTM Tech3 star Enea Bastianini put in strong performances, finishing fourth in both the Sprint and the Grand Prix. The Italian started from seventh on the grid at Motegi, which meant he got stuck in traffic less often than he had so many times before this season.

Things didn’t go quite so well in Indonesia. On Friday, he could only manage 21st place in MotoGP qualifying, meaning Bastianini had to compete in Q1 on Saturday. Things went slightly better there, but he missed out on a place in Q2 by 0.15 seconds. In the end, ‘La Bestia’ had to settle for 14th on the grid.

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Pedro Acosta

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Alex Márquez

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Marco Bezzecchi

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Marc Márquez

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Start des Rennens

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Jorge Martin

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Ai Ogura und Pedro Acosta

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Luca Marini

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Raúl Fernández

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Marco Bezzecchi

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Quartararo und Binder

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Ai Ogura und Marc Márquez

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Enea Bastianini

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Alex Márquez und Fabio Di Giannantonio

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Marc Márquez und Pedro Acosta

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Marco Bezzecchi gewinnt das Rennen

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Sieger Marco Bezzecchi

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Fernández, Bezzecchi, Martin

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Sieger Marco Bezzecchi

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Enea Bastianini and KTM must find a solution for Australia

In Saturday’s Sprint, Bastianini fought his way to eleventh place, whilst he finished Sunday’s Grand Prix in tenth. “When you have to start from far back, it’s always very difficult at the start. And then, as the group gets smaller and smaller, I find it easier to catch up again,” said Bastianini. “But I had major problems with the slipstream from the others. My bike was very unstable behind the others. From the middle of the race until the end, it was better and I worked my way back up the field. In the end, I was faster and did a good job towards the end of the race. Nevertheless, I’m not really satisfied with a place just outside the top 10.”

His KTM RC16 had already been twitchy in the slipstream of the other riders during Saturday’s sprint race. “It was the same on Saturday too. When I’m riding behind someone else in a corner, the bike won’t stay on the line and it’s impossible to steer. You can feel the turbulence from the rider in front,” the 28-year-old explained. “We need to look into this, because we know the wind will be stronger in Australia than it is here. I hope to find a solution together with the team.”

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