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The Malaysian GP Sprint race practically ended after two laps for Alvaro Bautista. The Aruba.it Racing team rider – who had shown clear progress in the morning FP2, finishing just eight tenths off the fastest time set by Quartararo (Yamaha) – started in 22nd position and in an attempt to overtake Leucona (Honda), was unable to brake his Ducati Desmosedici GP, going off track and therefore losing a lot of time.
Bautista restarted the race to collect important data ahead of the Grand Prix of Malaysia, which will get underway tomorrow at 3pm local time (8am CEST).
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Alvaro Bautista #1
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“We can say that today was one of the best days for me. First, a technical problem in qualifying didn’t allow me to make the second run, then before the start, I couldn’t engage the front lowering device and I got off to a bad start. I tried to recover straight away but at the last corner on the second lap, also because of the slipstream created by the group, I couldn’t brake hard and went off the track. It’s a real shame because the feeling I had in FP2 was really good and I was convinced I could be much more competitive in the race. Anyway, we are improving in terms of times and feeling, session after session, and that’s why I am confident we can take another step forward tomorrow.”
