Spanish Marc Marquez he won the Australian Grand Prix ahead of his compatriot Jorge Martinwho has regained a slight advantage in the MotoGP world championship over the Italian Francesco Bagnaiawho came third at the finish line. Marquez (Ducati-Gresini) and Martin (Ducati-Pramac) engaged in an intense duel throughout the race, which in the end saw the six-time world champion in the lead, winning his third Grand Prix of the year, demonstrating his return to the top of the rankings, even if he no longer has any chance of winning the championship this year.
«It would have been more difficult today. Now we will have two races in which I feel much better from a feeling point of view.” A disappointed Francesco Bagnaia thus comments immediately on the third place in the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix won by Marc Marquez ahead of Jorge Martin.
«Today we managed to improve a little – added the Piedmontese driver – I gave everything I could to stay with Jorge and Marc, but I had problems entering corners and they did better». «It’s a shame that I lost my way yesterday on a technical level, but I am aware that I had a pace close to the first two, an aspect that helps us for the next races – Bagnaia’s words to Sky Sport – The pace was incredible, more than yesterday. I have no worries from a technical point of view. I know what our potential is. Luckily now there are two races in which I should feel better. I will try to recover what I lost this weekend».
Now there are 20 points between Martin and Bagnaia with three GPs remaining in the season (Thailand, Malaysia and Valencia): «What weighs on this gap? Everything is taking its toll. My mistakes weigh heavily, it weighs when they threw me to the ground… it’s not worth thinking about – concluded Bagnaia – We live in the real world and we always know that we have to give our best. Both Jorge and I are very fast and very strong and everything will end in Valencia.”