Bagnaia<\/a> told Sky Italia on the eve of this weekend\u2019s French Grand Prix.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n
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\u201cUnfortunately, I’ve been in this situation for over a year, so I’m struggling quite a bit, and it’s strange because this year I feel better on the bike, I have more feeling, especially at the front, but I still can’t do what I want.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a pretty nervous bike under braking. You could see that in my crash in Jerez. You have to be extremely precise because it tends to move a lot, and it’s no longer the Ducati where you brake really hard, come in really hard, and stay there.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlex Marquez managed to make it work in Jerez\u2026 So it’s a complicated moment, but, as I’ve said more than once, I always believe in arriving at the Grand Prix and being up front.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always believe in that, I know we have the potential to stay up front, and we just need to find the right balance.”<\/p>\n
Bagnaia\u2019s hopes of rising above his present ninth in the world championship could be boosted by some promising aero at the Jerez test.<\/p>\n
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However, it might not be used until the following round in Barcelona.<\/p>\n
“I think it might be possible [to use it at Le Mans], but we don’t have many units.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“So, in case of mixed track conditions, I don’t think we’ll use it: since there aren’t many, we don’t want to ruin them for Barcelona, which is a track where aerodynamics make the difference.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don’t think we’ll use it here, but we’ll see.”<\/p>\n
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