Dutch MotoGP: Marini endures tough Assen race, Bastianini ‘more comfortable'

Ducati rookies Enea Bastianini and Luca Marini endure tough Dutch MotoGP; ‘it was hard to get to the end, MotoGP is very tiring’, adds Bastianini who claimed a solitary point - Marini finishes last. 
Luca Marini , MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP 25 June 2021
Luca Marini , MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP 25 June 2021
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Esponsorama Ducati riders Enea Bastianini and Luca Marin🍒i are looking forward to the summer break after tough Dutch MotoGP. 

Bastianini finished the race 15th to claimꦐ a solitary point, while Marini was last behind Pet♔ronas Yamaha stand-in Garrett Gerloff.

Bastian💫ini’s point scoring finish was witho🍒ut threat as Lorenzo Savadori was 5 seconds back, however, the 2020 Moto2 world champion struggled to ‘get to the end’. 

The Italian added: "It was a good race, but I spen☂t a lot of energy, and it was hard to get to the end. In the early stages I lost some time, but when I relaxed and letꦰ go, I felt more comfortable. 

"We didn't have a ba♔d race, we probably need to improve a bit to find the limi🌺t of this bike. 

"Now we have a few weeks to rest and to train because MotoGP is vไery tiring, both physically and mentally."

It’s no surprise given how the weekend shaped out that Bastianini and Marini had a slightly tougher race than in recent rounds, as aside from🍨 Johꦛann Zarco's fourth place, Ducati struggled as a whole.

But Marini put it down to making the wrong tyre choice: "Today I struggled a lot. After free practice I chose the medium tyre for the race. I felt confident, b♈ut with less grip it was not the best option.

"Like the other Ducatis, I had a lot ꦰof movement on the bike under acceleration that I had to manage. A shame and something to work on for the next races. 

"In FP4 I didn't feel comfortable 𒀰on the hard, but with the medium I was able to ride as I wanted. 

"Today with the wind it was more difficult. It's time to enjoy a⭕ few days of relaxation and we'll get back to work in Austria. I'm looking forward to it."

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