What was expected was fulfilled after what was seen throughout the weekend. Pecco Bagnaia won the sprint race and postponed the Jorge Martinwhich is seven points away from winning the World Cup. It is enough for the Madrid native to be ninth this Sunday if Pecco wins the race. Bastianini took second place from Martinator, who did not want to risk it, on the last lap. Now there are 19 points that separate both pilots. Martín has everything in his hand but he must avoid making any mistakes because Pecco has everything to achieve a double. Aleix Espargaró finished fourth, Álex Márquez fifth, Marc Márquez seventhViñales 12th, Mir 13th, Raúl Fernández 14th, Rins 16th and Augusto Fernández 20th.Pedro Acosta had to retire after a contact with Marc Márquez.
Pecco Bagnaia did not give in, as he achieved his sixth pole of the season, proving that he is currently unbeatable within one lap. It was a warning from the Italian after a weekend in which he felt comfortable and in which he tried to put all the possible pressure on Jorge Martinwho started fourth, on the second row but on the clean part of the track. The man from Madrid had already warned that he considered it impossible to close the championship this Saturday, although it was enough for him to get two more points than Bagnaia. With his statements he implied that he was going to race thinking about the World Cup and without putting pressure on Pecco to avoid risky situations. It had to be taken into account that two sixth places were enough to win the World Cup.
I rode the hard front Bagnaia and Martinwho did not feel comfortable with that rubber, the medium. Great start for Jorge Martín, but much better for Bastianini, who started eighth and climbed up to second place. The Spaniard placed third, behind the Italian, who acted as squire for his leader, Pecco Bagnaia, who led the race from the first meter. Acosta’s touch with Marc Márquez’s tail which left the Murcian out of the race by losing part of the aerodynamics of his motorcycle. Bagnaia set the fastest lap but Martín overtook Bastianini to take second with ten laps remaining, but the transalpine returned the overtake. If he sneaked in front of Martinator He earned four more points for his teammate on the official Ducati.
Bagnaia’s pace was superior to the rest. He was leaving with his Desmosedici GP24 towards victory and made room. With eight laps to go the distance was half a second and the fight was centered for second place between Martín, Bastianini, Morbidelli, Álex Márquez and Aleix Espargaró. The Madrid native moved away from Prima Pramac, securing second position for the moment. Bastianini, beyond fighting for the podium, aspired to surpass Marc Márquez in the World Championship. Both, separated by one point, were competing for third place overall. In the last lap, Bastianini put a lot of pressure on Martín and ended up overtaking him. The Madrid native did not want to take any risks and will try to close the World Cup this Sunday.
«Today the important thing was to compete in the normal way. Maybe My choice of front tire failed but tomorrow will be another story. Happy to be on the podium and I hope that tomorrow we can close the title,” explained Jorge Martín. «Work done for today but tomorrow we need to repeat it. Jorge has done a good job. Let’s see what Sunday’s race has in store for us but for today I am very happy,” he explained. Bagnaia after keeping the championship alive one more day.
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