The home GP always has a special flavor. The days leading up to the race weekend are not easy, since after the crash in Barcelona my hand hurts and at a challenging circuit like Misano I know I will struggle.<\/p>\n
We start turning, I immediately turn well, and on Friday I manage to set a new track record. I’m fine, on the dry lap I don’t have big problems.<\/p>\n
In qualifying I lapped strongly and placed on the front row. Also good for reducing contact risks at the beginning. We leave for SPRINT. I get a good start and manage to stay in Pecco’s wake and pass him. Then I start pointing at Martin, I get underneath but he turns really strong. I keep the second position, good podium considering how I am placed.<\/p>\n
For Sunday’s race I’m pretty relaxed since with the M in front you usually struggle less to hold the bike. But the race is long… I still get off to a good start, a few fairings with Pecco and get behind him. I pass him but I go long and he passes me, we lose contact with Martin, I manage to get back to P2 but Jorge is really very very fast. I try hard to get it back, I ride hard, I’m on the edge but my hand is really starting to hurt.<\/p>\n
I hang in there, I can’t give up in front of the home crowd pushing me to take a really great podium<\/p>\n
The party begins, beautiful. What a spectacle a podium at Misano in MotoGP! A few jokes with Pecco before the awards ceremony and I immerse myself in the celebration of the Misano crowd. Wonderful to see so many fans at the races again, wonderful that there is this energy.<\/p>\n
As the adrenaline goes down, the pain goes up a bit, but now we have time to fix everything before we go to shoot in India, the first Asian leg where we hope to continue to do so well!<\/p>\n
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ps. the Misano helmets are always spectacular but this year the guys at Starline really outdid themselves!!!<\/p>\n
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