The championship chief had his proper leg run over by KTM’s Brad Binder in a horrible accident in final week’s Catalan GP.
Although he was cleared to experience, Bagnaia struggled with the ache in his leg in Saturday’s 13-lap dash race and solely narrowly fended off the KTM duo of wildcard Dani Pedrosa and Brad Binder for third.
Bagnaia says his defence of Pedrosa into Flip 1 on the final lap was one of many hardest braking strikes he has ever made as a result of it was “too essential” to get onto the rostrum after what occurred final week.
“He [Pedrosa] was pushing loads, I used to be listening to him,” Bagnaia, whose factors lead has been minimize to 45, stated.
“The braking I did within the first nook on the final lap was one of many hardest for positive, as a result of he was already in entrance of me and it was too essential to restart with a podium from [what happened in] Barcelona. Far more than this was very tough.”
Increasing on how he felt bodily in that race, Bagnaia stated: “Fairly unhealthy, proper now. Drained, actually drained. I want some relaxation for positive.
“However we had been anticipating it, I used to be anticipating it and the mushy rear tyre was not a straightforward answer for the race as a result of it made the bike extra nervous, it was shaking extra, and it was tough to have a rhythm.
“In any case, I am pleased with the end result contemplating the place we had been six days in the past. I am so happy and proud for the end result we achieved.”
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Group
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Pictures
Bagnaia says he wants a stronger painkiller for Sunday’s full-distance grand prix to have the ability to focus extra on driving and never the place to put the foot on his injured leg.
“For tomorrow, for positive, the primary factor will probably be to extend the painkiller simply to have a clearer thought on simply driving and never pondering on the place to place my foot, as a result of at this time within the first two, three laps I used to be struggling on leaning the knee as a result of I used to be not warmed [up],” he added.
“However then the tempo was fairly good. I used to be battling the entrance as a result of it was tough to cease the bike, however I used to be anticipating it.
“For tomorrow it will likely be higher as a result of we go along with the medium. Proper now I’ll re-watch the race to grasp what [race winner Jorge] Martin is doing within the final sector, for positive.”
Fellow VR46 Academy rider Marco Bezzecchi completed second within the Misano dash additionally carrying harm, having harm his left hand within the Flip 1 pile-up instigated by Enea Bastianini in Barcelona.
Bezzecchi chased eventual dash winner Martin onerous within the early levels, however admits the ache in his hand finally conditioned his tempo within the second half of the race.
“Now, not excellent, however glad,” he stated. “At the start to be sincere I felt unbelievable. I do not know if it was the adrenaline of the beginning, the painkiller additionally helped. However to start with I used to be catching Jorge.
“Then as soon as I obtained near him I began to have a little bit of ache, particularly in change of course. So, in sector one I made some errors and lap by lap I used to be shedding a bit.
“Some laps I used to be capable of battle, however in another laps I used to be making some errors, lacking a little bit of energy to maneuver the handlebar from left to proper.
“Possibly from the second half, however I actually suffered within the final three laps. A whole lot of ache.”
Further reporting by Lorenza Dadderio
