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Enea Bastianini hopes KTM’s Aragon test progress will boost his home MotoGP chances at Mugello.
Enea Bastianini heads into his home round at Mugello this weekend looking to capitalize on progress made during the recent Aragon MotoGP test to turn around a challenging debut season with KTM. Despite being a seven-time MotoGP race winner with Ducati, Bastianini has struggled this year with KTM, only breaking into the top ten twice. Adapting his smooth, high-corner-speed style to the RC16’s aggressive nature has been a challenge, but improvements at the Aragon test have provided some encouragement. The focus is on enhancing corner entry and direction change, areas where Bastianini has expressed ongoing concerns. With a desire to showcase progress at Mugello, the Italian rider aims to boost his grid position and build on the foundation laid during the Aragon test. Tech3 KTM team manager Nicolas Goyon stressed the importance of qualifying for Bastianini and highlighted the need to enhance setup following observations made during the Aragon test.
