tronics are not working
like last year. Last year, I'm
easy riding, because when
I am pushing so hard, the
bike is also working. But
now I am pushing so hard,
the bike is not working.
Every corner I try to do
without a mistake. I am
pushing so hard. This is
not easy sometimes. Also,
not easy 23 laps. Ducati
is very strong this year.
Everyone knows. Now we
have the Most race in the
Czech Republic.
It's a good track for
you.
Yeah, it's a very good
track. Last year, we did
three wins there, but it
was very easy to win
for me because I'm very
strong there. But, we will
see this year because it
is completely different. I
hope we win easy. Nor-
mally, also in Portimao I'm
really strong.
You did well this year.
You had three wins as
well.
Yeah, but I'm on the
limit. This is the prob-
lem. Normally, I am really
strong there, but the bike
wasn't working. Also, this
is not BMW's fault. This is
the new rules. Before the
first race, months ago,
the new rules come. This
is not normal. This one is
too late, but, enough that
everything we are chang-
ing. We did not test. If we
did test, it also doesn't
change because the chas-
sis is completely different.
But I'm just focused on the
race weekend. I have this
bike. I have this package. I
just try to do my best. I am
pushing so hard.
What do you think are
the strong points of the
2025 bike?
Corner entry. Entry, but
sometimes it is not always
good. Sometimes, the
setup is good, but some-
times the bike not good
working, also the engine is
not as strong as before.
Is the bike really good
at the beginning of the
race, and then, as the tire
drops off, does it change?
The bike is the same,
but in the beginning of the
race I'm riding a little bit
better because on corner
exit, I feel a little bit better.
Three laps isn't
much, but it's enough
to do a bit of window
shopping. By God,
what a bike this is!
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