Bagnaia gets Aspar MotoGP test after winning bet with team
After the Moto3 race at Sepang, Francesco Bagnaia revealed that he will be able to test the Aspar MotoGP bike in the Valencia post-season test, after having won a bet against Gino Borsoi.
The sporting director of the Valencian team challenged the Italian rider after taking his maiden win in the championship at Assen.
If he won another race, he would be allowed to run at Cheste with the the Ducati MotoGP bike Yonny Hernandez and Eugene Laverty have used this year in on the Tuesday after the final event of the season.
"Yeah, I thought about it when I was running alone, several seconds ahead of the guy in second. I was just waiting for the red flag to come out," said Bagnaia, who will make his dream come true in 15 days.
"I challenged Pecco because I thought it was a good way to motivate him," Borsoi explained to Motorsport.com. "I spoke with Jorge [Martinez, team owner] and he said he agreed.
"And on Saturday, seeing that Pecco was running very quickly and that he really had options [to win], I reminded Gigi [Dall'Igna, Ducati's technical director]. I told him that if he won, we'd have to keep the promise, and he had no objections," added the ex-125cc rider.
