Neil Hodgson couldn’t help but laugh after spotting Enya Bastianini in the distance on a wet Brazilian Grand Prix track. Bastianini was the slowest rider in the field in Friday’s weather-affected race.
Bastianini He finished 4.7 seconds off the pace set by LCR Johan Zarco in Golania. The fastest laps were set on wet tracks in the first third of the session before rain prevented any progress.
The Italian was more than two seconds clear of the nearest rider, Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez, and 3.3 seconds clear of the nearest KTM RC16 (Brad Binder). That condemned him to Q1 place for Saturday’s dry session and he qualified in last place.
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Enea Bastianini prefers to ‘live to fight another day’ in wet MotoGP sessions
Speaking TNT Sports During the timed practice session, Hodgson said Bastianini’s distant lap time was no surprise. The former Ducati rider said he didn’t want to risk anything in the treacherous conditions.
That stands out among his fellow riders who consider him a ‘job’. At the other end of the scale, Jack Miller impressed the MotoGP experts Again being the first rider to take part in the sliding wheels on Friday.
Bastianini finished Sunday’s race in 15th place, picking up at least one point. The 28-year-old is approaching 100 starts in the premier class (now at 94).
“I was smiling to myself,” Hodgson said. Then you think about the people who probably won’t, and Bastini’s 4.7 second reduction.
“That’s how Bastianini is! He’s walking around saying, ‘This is crazy, there’s no way, I’ll live to fight another day.’
“You can’t blame him. Obviously it’s his job to take the risk, but I smile to myself when I see him 4.7 seconds slower than anyone else.”
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Bastianini finished 13th in last year’s French GP, the only wet Grand Prix of 2025. He gained five places off the grid, but team-mate Maverick Vinales finished in the top five, as did Pedro Acosta.
As in other wet sessions, Bastianini was 15th in FP1 in Austin, more than two seconds off the pace. He missed Saturday at the Sachsenring Soden due to illness.
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