Winner last time out in Portimao, Francesco Bagnaia finished dꦏay-one of the Valencia MotoGP third quickest. 

Despite suffering an early FP1 crash in wet conditions at the Ricardo Tormo circuit - a track that’s proven to be somewhat of a disaster for the Italian previously, the Ducati rider continued his impressive form of late to once again show why he’s 🌟a pre-race favorite. 

While it was his team-mate Jack Miller who ended up fastest in the afternoon, Bagnaia’s race pace was staggeringly fast in all conditions, something that bodes well for the Ita♑lian given Valencia's unpredictable weather this time of year. 

"I’m happy because I think it is my best Fไriday ever in Valencia. I enjoyed a lot today," said Bagnaia. 

"This morning ♛with wet conditions I wꦍas feeling great and this afternoon also, like the last races. 

"We managed to try different things. We know the way to work for the next days. I’🍰m very happy."

Bagnaia was one of many riders to point out the diffe🦩rent tyre allocation for this weekend as the hard front tyre seems to lean itself more towards a sof𒆙ter (medium) compound. 

Bagnaia, who tried both the medium and hard front tyre believes tomorrow’s sessions will be the deciding factor for which directi♋on he opts to go in. 

But wh🌌ile🌃 getting the tyre choice correct for Sunday will be crucial, Bagnaia stated he feels his form is ‘another world’ compared to last year’s double visit. 

🔯Bagnaia added: "Yeah, normally this track we have a different allocation. The Hard 🐭here is like a softer medium in other circuits. 

"The soft here is normally for when it is very, very cold and this weekend looks like iꦦt won’t be cold. I tried the medium it was OK. 

"I don’t know, we have to see the conditions tomorrow. We can und𒐪erstand better tomorrow when the track has our laps on it.&𒊎nbsp;

"I started well with the feeling and the grip. It is another world (current form) but not the first time ꦅI am better and stronger. 

"Maybe it is because I am already feeling better and feeling 🐷stronger! and that’s why I’m like this for the first time."

Bagnaia is yet to claim a podium in any of the three Grand Prix classes at Valencia, but given his exceptional form of late, it would be a shock not to see him improve on his current premier clas🦋s best of 11th which came in the second of thꦦose two 2020 Valencian races.