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However, the Italian rued the lost track time caused by an early crash with a new Ducati \u2018modification\u2019 in Friday practice, which he believes “can help” but needs more setup time.<\/p>\n
Alex Marquez took the lead of the Sprint just before the rain arrived.<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy about the result, not happy about the performance, but during the race I understood something that can help,\u201d Bagnaia told MotoGP.com after his second Sprint runner-up finish in a row.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe modification we did yesterday with the bike that I crashed – it’s a shame that we didn’t do any laps yesterday because I could be more prepared for today.<\/p>\n
“The bike has changed quite a bit, so we need to do big steps in terms of setup.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe big problem is the amount of rear grip. I’m losing a lot of rear grip, so it’s a problem, also in the dry.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the first part of the race I was struggling quite a lot. I was stuck behind the riders, but I could not have the pace to overtake them.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut as soon as I saw the rain, I started to think about the [bike] change, and maybe I did it one lap too late – but it’s what it is.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I tried to follow Marc who had a really great potential in the wet, much more than me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI kept his speed for one lap and a half, then I risked to crash heavy with a highside. So I decided to stop [chasing him].<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt was a good result, so it’s okay like this. But for tomorrow we need to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dry conditions are expected on Sunday, making the ten-minute warm-up \u00a0especially important.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that if we will do the correct thing on the bike, we will be fast,\u201d Bagnaia said.<\/p>\n
Bagnaia declined to identify the modification.<\/p>\n
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