Ducati Lenovo team

Enea Bastianini

“I’m not happy because it was a very difficult race, maybe the toughest of the season and surely the opening day had a significant impact on my chances to do well. I had the speed, but it was hard to put all the pieces together: I tried to overtake on many occasions, but often enough things didn’t go according to plan, as I ended up going wide and making mistakes. The track was really dirty outside the racing line and that made everything a lot more difficult. It’s really a shame, because I think we could have got more out of this weekend, but we must be content with this fifth place.”

Francesco Bagnaia

“I took advantage of Alex going wide to get ahead of him and also dove into the next corner with a slightly wider line knowing there was another rider; therefore, it’s a shame that it ended up this way as it had already been a difficult weekend. After another complicated start – due to the tricky conditions of that spot on the grid – I was putting together a good comeback, and I was a lot quicker. Right now, I’m quite in pain, especially in my left shoulder, but it looks like there’s nothing broken. We’ll do our best to be as fit as possible at Misano.”

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

"Another mixed day for us. Let's start with the positives. Álex has been working so hard despite the setbacks he faced this season concerning injuries. Today he is enjoying some well deserved progress, and now we aim to continue this trend. Considering Álex' starting position, he made up a lot of places. Fabio crashed out today, but thankfully he is perfectly OK. It's just a shame because he was catching up to the riders ahead, so we think he could have gotten a good result again. But that's racing. Luckily we have a do-over next week at the San Marino GP."

Alex Rins

"Today, it was a crazy Race. Starting from P21, it was not easy! Yesterday, I finished the Sprint race with some frustration. The conditions were really tough yesterday, and I was hoping that during the night it wouldn't rain, but finally it did... But I'm happy because I was still able to succeed. I was able to reset, and I rode the bike quite well today. I felt like the old days: controlling the throttle and managing the tyres. The level of grip was very low again, but this is a great result for me and for the team. It's a small boost to continue working."

Fabio Quartararo

"I was trying to catch up with the riders ahead of me, tried to go a little bit faster, and then I just lost the front. I tried to find the limit, and I found it pretty quickly. The grip for us was really low this weekend, and today it was less than yesterday. Physically, I'm perfectly OK, though! It's just the way it is. Hopefully, in Misano the feeling is better."

Aprilia Racing Team

“A horrible weekend. Friday we were fast with minimal grip, but then we lost our way, ending up about four seconds slower than our best times. This bad performance must motivate us to continue our analysis and development work in view of the upcoming races, starting from Misano”.

Aleix Espargaro

“We were unable to get the tyres working. It was a difficult race. I focused more on how to avoid crashing than on performance. It was even difficult to get my knee on the ground. I couldn’t even lean into turns with the bike. It was a strange and new situation for us which is hard to accept. We need to figure out what happened”.

Maverick Vinales

“We had difficulty getting the tyres to work. It seemed like I was going to crash on every turn, especially with the rear tyre. It was a complicated weekend for Aprilia and for me, because after the good performance on Friday, things just stopped working”.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 “Difficult weekend but in the end we’re pretty happy with a solid result and Jack also making the top ten on track. It was tricky because there were always different conditions or circumstances but we were able to manage it. Steady results and we now go to Misano also looking to the test afterwards and Pol’s [Espargaro] wildcard which will give us some help for the future.”

Brad Binder

“A really tricky race. I needed a good start but I spun off the line again and all the way to Turn 1. I managed to pick my way through and pass a few guys. It was difficult not to make mistakes because the front tire was cooking until the end of the race. I tried my best to get Pedro but there was nothing left from the rear! We tried something different with the balance of the bike this weekend and it seemed to work over the distance. I think we have made a small step and we’ll try again next week.”

Jack Miller

 “Long old race. Different track conditions again and I tried my best. Hard to handle the rear tire but I got into my rhythm. There were quite a few limitations but I was able to bring it home. A decent weekend because we showed signs of pace throughout. No mistakes in the race but I struggled to go with the boys in front of me. We’ll keep plugging away. I felt we could have had a bit more today: I just got nipped by Rins on the back straight and I was doing all I could to hold onto 9th! But I didn’t get the drive and it wasn’t to be. We’ll come back again in Misano.”