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2024 MotoGP World Championship
2024 Thailand Grand Prix
Chang International Circuit
Buriram, Thailand
Sunday, 27 October 2024
Ducati Lenovo Team's Enea Bastianini is looking to put the frustration of Australia behind him as he turns his attention to the Thailand Grand Prix on Sunday, October 27.
The Italian went into the Australian Grand Prix in confident mood after finishing third in the sprint on Phillip Island, but he encountered problems with the front tyre from the get-go.
Bastianini started 10th on the grid and went into turn 1 in P6, although he quickly realised that the front tyre was behaving strangely in the corners and decided not to push his Desmosedici GP24 for the majority of the race.
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'The Beast' took some more risks in the final two laps and eventually claimed P5, which he insists he's not happy about after not being able to compete with race-winner Marc Marquez, Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia.
Bastianini saw Marquez open up a 14-point gap to him in third place in the riders' standings and he'll be hoping to pose a stronger challenge to his Ducati rivals in Buriram.
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"I'm frustrated that I wasn't that competitive, especially because after the sprint race and this morning I was convinced that I was going to have a great race and a different start," he said.
"Unfortunately, the front [tyre] behaved strangely and every time I was in the middle of the corner I was losing it, so I just tried not to fall, preferring not to take too many risks.
"I hoped that at the end something would change, but it didn't happen. Only in the last two laps did I push a little harder to stay in the group and bring home some points. A fifth place came, however, I can't be satisfied."
2024 Australian Grand Prix results:
Winner: Marc Marquez - Gresini Racing
Second Place: Jorge Martin - Prima Pramac Racing
Third Place: Francesco Bagnaia - Ducati Lenovo Team
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