A small mistake J.Orge Martin allowed the victory of Pecco Bagnaia, that saved a complicated situation. The man from Madrid, who was leading the race, went long and was overtaken by the Italian, who no longer left the lead in the race under difficult rainy conditions. Martinator loses five points in the World Cup (the distance is now 17 points) but still depends on himself and it is enough for him to be second in the four remaining races in Malaysia and Valencia. The podium was completed Pedro Acostawho had a spectacular race and in which he overtook Binder and Miller, the two official KTMs, in the final laps. Marc Marquez He crashed when he was running second and had everything he could do to score a new victory.
The rain She was the protagonist in the run-up to the premier class race. All the pilots came out with wet tires but with the possibility of changing their bike during the race, with all the tires placed in a ‘V’, that is, at 45 degrees with respect to the box so that the pilots could enter and change mounts without losing time. Jorge Martín came out like a rocket, followed by Bagnaia and Marc Marquez. A lot of water on the track and Pecco, who had already warned, willing to take risks. He had no choice if he didn’t want Martinator He left in the classification but in the first lap the Madrid native was already half a second ahead of the Italian.
Pilots began to fall. First it was Bezzecchi the one who lost traction on his motorcycle and then Quartararo when he was running fourth after a contact with Morbidelli. Acosta had gone long and was running seventh. In the fifth lap he suffered a confusion Martinwho braked late and was overtaken by Bagnaia and Márquez. Third, the Prima Pramac pilot saw how Binder and Morbidelli harassed him. The man from Madrid was not comfortable on the motorcycle and it showed. He was almost two seconds behind Peccowho needed to win the race so as not to jeopardize his chances of winning the World Championship. Raúl Fernández and Morbidelli also went to the ground and Acosta saved a fall.
Marc Márquez was throwing himself on top of Bagnaia. In Australia he already took points from him by getting between Martín and him. With 17 laps remaining, the Catalan showed his nose but was unable to consolidate the overtake. Martín took advantage of the fight to get into the ointment. Turn number twelve was the one chosen for Marc to pass Pecco. He tried it four laps later, slightly exceeding the race meridian. But It was not the Catalan’s day and he went to the ground. The motorcycle in front of him went away and when playing the piano he didn’t ask to keep his balance. Bagnaia was breathing and Martín was two and a half seconds behind the transalpine, but there was a lot of racing left
With six laps remaining, Martín’s pursuit of Pecco continued, while Miller, Binder and Acosta They were fighting for third place. Three KTMs fighting to get on the podium. The result was not bad for Martín, who needs to be second in all the remaining races to be world champion. The Madrid native decided not to take risks in the final laps, especially taking into account the state of the circuit and the distance from the Italian. I didn’t think the same Acostathat if he overtook Miller he would go up to the box. Spectacular fight between the Murcian and the Australian in the penultimate lap. Bagnaia, Martín and Acosta entered the finish line in this order. The man from Madrid can be champion in Malaysia.
«The level we are showing… It has been a difficult race, I had many scares, I had little grip. “When Márquez fell and I saw that he was taking a lot of risks and I thought that we had to let Pecco win and finish second, it was fine,” he pointed out. Martin when getting off the motorcycle. «This morning I wasn’t feeling too happy but I have to thank my team. We have been able to understand what we should do. The water has helped me. “I am very happy,” he noted. Bagnaia.
The other big news of the day was the achievement of the Moto2 world championship by Ai Ogurawho achieved a second place that grants him the title mathematically. The Japanese has achieved three victories and nine podiums, which have been enough for him to be crowned champion of the intermediate category. The victory went to Arón Canet, who made a good start and led the race. Ogura was conservative. With three laps remaining, a red flag due to rain that ended the race. Marcos Ramírez completed the podium, the first of the entire season in a day for history in Japan.
In Moto3with David Alonso Already champion, the only incentive of the race was to see if the Colombian was capable of reaching Valentino Rossi’s record of victories of 11 in a single season, which he had already equaled last week. And he achieved it, making clear his superiority in a category that has become too small for him. Declared wet, the race was reduced to 12 laps. Lunetta and Veijer They completed the podium.
#rain #punishes #Martín #beat #Bagnaia
