An armchair for four
The global ‘pendulum’ between Francesco Bagnaia And Jorge Martin continues to oscillate rhythmically. The two contenders are making several mistakes. In Aragon Bagnaia ended up on the ground in contact with Alex Marquez, in Misano two weeks ago Martin made a huge strategic mistake by betting on the rain instead of following his rival, who returned the favor again last Sunday by falling in the race while trying to chase Martin and Bastianini who had escaped due to a tire that took 15 laps to warm up.
The race was enlivened in the finale by Bastianini’s last-lap overtaking of Martin at the Rio curve, a maneuver that divided the drivers themselves between those who believed it was right to have let the race continue and those who instead called for a penalty. Davide Tardozzi He commented on the episode like this: “I think both drivers went long – the words of the team manager reported by the Spanish newspaper AS – Martin came too fast and then tried to close, but he was already off the line too. For me, both riders overdid it. Obviously Martin closed and they touched, but in that braking both riders went over the limit and touched. Jorge was also going long.”
Tardozzi did not hide the fact that he did not appreciate Bagnaia’s fall which gave Martin a 24-point margin in the world championship standings: “I told Pecco that I’m angry about the accidentbut that we will talk about it in the next few days, when we are all more calm and serene. I told him that he had the speed, that he is our champion, that we have no doubts that he will play the World Championship until the end and that we will talk when we have seen the data and we are more calm and serene. With a champion who is certain of being a champion, there are no problems. If Martin wins the title we will be on the podium applauding him, I guarantee it”.
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