Silverstone sees the best version of Bastianini back

Only a coming together at the start wirh Bezzecchi and Martin took away the joy of a podium (and who knows, maybe something more) to Enea Bastianini, who was surely the rider on the best form in this first round after the summer break.

Six overtakes in the second part of the race were the perfect display of the mental and physical form of the rider #23 that we used to see when the Italian stepped atop the podium this year. Enea bounced back from 11th place to 5th in less than eight laps, while having the better of (in order) Binder, Oliveira, Mir, Aleix Espargaro, Quartararo and Martin.

Thirteen points allowed the star of Team Gresini MotoGP to move back into fourth place in the standings (62 points from leader Quartararo) with the top three only 13 points away.

“At the start of the race it wasn’t easy to understand how to ride without a rear wing, but from halfway point I was able to put together a great race. Fourth is surely a good result, but to get so close to the podium without actually achieving the result left a strange test in my mouth. We put together a great comeback and it doesn’t really matter who I overtook, the important thing was to get as high as possible and we did it. We’re an evolved type of pokemon and I’m sure in a little while, more will follow.”