The world champion involves the Mandalika monitor on the island of Lombok simply three factors forward of Jorge Martin within the standings, having seen a 66-point lead eroded because the Catalan GP.
Bagnaia seemed out of types on Friday in Indonesia and could only manage 16th after making a mistake on his final flying lap.
This had dropped him into Q1 for the primary time because the Spanish GP in Might, however he insisted he’s not involved as he was capable of come by means of the primary a part of qualifying at Jerez to win the grand prix.
“In Jerez I used to be in Q1 and we gained the race the day after,” Bagnaia stated on Friday.
“So, I’m not so scared about it, not so anxious about it. I do know the issue we’ve to regulate on the electronics facet is less complicated to enhance.
“However can be very fascinating tomorrow, as a result of I feel we’ve a really small racing line as a result of exterior could be very soiled.
“Beginning behind is usually a drawback as a result of doing overtakes right here will not be straightforward, already in a traditional state of affairs, however right here it’s even worse.”
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Workforce
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
Bagnaia joked that he dropped out of the Q2 locations with a purpose to acquire a little bit of consideration, having been sat in a press convention on Thursday alongside Marc Marquez following his 2024 future announcement.
The Ducati rider defined that he felt robust on his bike, however the electronics didn’t work as anticipated and led to him a “very aggressive” rear finish.
“It’s simply because yesterday you spoke an excessive amount of about Marc, so I wished to be extra within the argument,” he joked when requested what went fallacious on Friday.
“No, truthfully, I used to be not anticipating to be out of Q2. My feeling with the bike is lastly again.
“I’m feeling unimaginable with the bike, I can brake very arduous, the nook pace is insane. The extent of grip was large in comparison with the final three, 4 races.
“I used to be very blissful. We improved on that, however unluckily we misplaced one thing on the electronics, which right this moment didn’t work as we anticipated.
“Possibly due to the completely different tyres, the tarmac is completely different, many different issues.
“So, perhaps for that cause I used to be struggling. Usually our bike could be very clean on acceleration, very clean on the braking.
“However right this moment the rear of the bike was very aggressive. I used to be shedding the rear in situations I used to be not anticipating.
“After I misplaced the rear within the time assault within the final nook, at the moment the engine brake was very low. So, shedding the rear like that is fairly unusual.
“However I’m blissful the issue comes from the electronics facet.
“It’s not an issue, simply one thing to enhance. And because of that I’m fairly positive it’s simpler to enhance. If it was an issue with the set-up, I feel it will be tougher.”