Will it be Spain against Italy?
With Mandalika’s recent zeros, Enea Bastianini and Marc Marquez have sunk to -75 and -78 points behind world championship leader Jorge Martin, with only five races left until the conclusion of the 2024 world championship.
And Dorna did not call them to the press conference in Motegi, sealing the two-way fight between Martin and Bagnaia for the world crown.
In interviews with journalists, Marc Marquez explained that he sees Jorge Martin as favourite, while Enea Bastianini instead sided with Bagnaia: “The numbers speak for themselves and Pecco has won more world championships. We are used to this situation and he knows how to win the championship of the world of MotoGP”.
And Bagnaia himself commented with a smile in the press conference: “The Spaniards are with the Spaniards and the Italians with the Italians…”.
Bastianini, however, ruled out favoritismin the statements reported by As: “I don’t think about this, there are many races left and I will do the best I can, without thinking about these things.”
Bastianini’s ambitions
“The title is now unrealistic for me, there is a very low percentage to get back into the fight“, the rider from Rimini then commented bitterly, adding: “It is more a dream than a reality and therefore we must be realistic. Marc and I are fast and we will battle, because we are always in front. And there’s also Acosta, who is doing well.”
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