The manufacturing unit Ducati rider was amongst the record of favourites to problem for victory in Saturday’s 10-lap dash on the Circuit of the Americas after qualifying fourth.
However from the off Bagnaia’s tempo was nowhere close to the leaders’, as he plummeted to tenth off the road and will solely combat again to attain two factors in eighth – 9.349 seconds behind race winner Maverick Vinales.
He blamed an absence of rear grip on his rear Michelin medium tyre however stopped wanting pointing the finger on the French model for a probably defective possibility.
“Rather more tough in comparison with this morning in FP2 when three laps greater than a dash race I used to be doing 2m02.4s on the final lap,” he mentioned.
“And immediately, 2m02.8 or 9s was inconceivable. So, now we have to know and tomorrow now we have one other race and now we have to verify the info tonight.
“To start with the beginning, I spin in the beginning and already every little thing was f*****.
“Then it was very tough to push. Each time I used to be attempting to push, the rear was sliding loads, I used to be dropping the rear in all places and it was very tough to carry out how I wished.”
Enea Bastianini, Ducati Group
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
Manufacturing facility Ducati team-mate Enea Bastianini, who was tipped by quite a few riders on Friday as being a menace within the dash, additionally struggled with an absence of rear grip.
The Italian, who was sixth within the race, says his rear grip was “zero” and “the worst feeling of the weekend”.
Requested if his downside was related, Bagnaia replied: “Possibly the identical factor. I noticed we have been each in hassle.
“It’s one thing that may occur generally, it occurred many occasions previously. And it occurred once more. However the factor that makes me angrier is that this morning I used to be tremendous quick.
“My tempo was one of many strongest and it was inconceivable to do it this afternoon.”
On the time of chatting with the media on Saturday afternoon, Bagnaia had but to talk with Michelin about his points.
“I didn’t communicate with Michelin however now we have time to talk to them, to verify the info,” he added. “Possibly it was the temperature, possibly it was the circumstances.
“However I noticed the lap occasions of Maverick and it seems superb. My goal and my ambitions and my emotions of what I may do was the identical tempo as Maverick.”