"Now more than ever it is important not to make mistakes".
Francesco Bagnaia approaches the Australian GP with the awareness of who has recovered 89 points to the first in the standings and now has to give the decisive push to the MotoGP riders' championship.
"After the GP of Thailand I went home for a few days and now I am ready to face these other two consecutive rounds in Australia and Malaysia - assures the Ducati rider - I am excited to return to Phillip Island, a very fast circuit where I am convinced that we will be able to do well.
Now I am two points behind Quartararo, but this does not change my approach: we have to stay focused, work well starting from the first round on Friday and aim for victory in the race ".
"We will see how the weather will be. In the last GP we managed to find a good feeling in the wet - concludes Bagnaia - but we still have to arrive on Sunday ready to face the race in any condition".