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Pecco Bagnaia explains his sluggish start to the Portuguese MotoGP weekend
Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia fell behind team-mate Nicolo Bulega in the opening practice for the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix due to a wrong front tire choice causing braking issues. Bulega, a World Superbike star, was 14th in practice, over 0.2s ahead of Bagnaia, who improved greatly in the afternoon practice, finishing second behind Alex Marquez with Bulega in 17th place. Bagnaia explained that switching to a soft front tire in the afternoon immediately improved his performance and feedback from the bike and tires. Despite a positive outlook, Bagnaia acknowledges Alex Marquez’s superior speed and described being in a competitive group battling for positions second through sixth in the standings.
