After a good first race, we left Argentina with a 7th and 10th place and a strong desire for redemption. Aware of having what it takes to…and hopeful to learn enough from our mistakes.
We knew the Americas was a challenging circuit; technical corners, breaking to the limit, endless straights…but we had the presumption to make the difference here. However, we fell victim of our own mistakes, with trivial errors, throwing everything away. Zero points, zero satisfaction.
We were starting from good positions, 6th place for Lunetta and 8th for Nepa, a second row that felt like real battle, we truly believed in it.
Lunetta’s qualities are undoubted, but there are some things he needs to understand. For example, we are not here for useless skirmishes in the early laps, or to overtake the usual “lunch buddies”, one must know when to attack and when to let go to make the way. On track there are no friends.
And secondly, desiring to win is legitimate, but overdo it is a suicide. One should not race with blind fervor, but know how to read between the lines, manage the situation. Thirdly, one must race with a clear mind. Lately, I’ve seen him under pressure from his entourage, he would need to distance himself from all the external forces that are destabilizing him, focusing on what he is lucky to have, something not everyone has the luxury of: racing in moto3.
Nepa, for his part, is growing. We are making technical progress and the bike is starting to take shape “in his image and likeness”, he is improving his feel for it. But for him too, all of this is useless if he throws the race away with a rookie mistake. He was there, recovering positions and then…
The truth? We could fight to win, but we are hurting ourselves. We keep repeating that we need patience, but we also need a strong determination and maturity. Competitive malice, a clear mind and lucidity are what is really needed. Let’s live this “here and now”: push hard today so as not to collect regrets tomorrow. You can be the strongest rider in the world but if you don’t reach the “checkered flag” your talent remains empty rhetoric.
It’s a long championship. I know who we are and I know we are strong…and I don’t want this to remain just a mere belief. I want this to be written in the annals, in the legendary and endless history of motorcycling.
-PaoloSic58-