Bastianini wins the second round at Misano!
The Italian in red takes the victory because teammate Bagnaia makes a costly mistake late in the race.
Ducati Corse wins again in Misano after Pecco Bagnaia's victory in the previous round in Misano. This time it was his teammate Enea Bastianini who took the reins at home.
Bagnaialed briefly in the early phase of the race before being overtaken by a thrillingJorge Martin , whose pace Bagnaia the entire race could not match. Strangely enough, it seemed like an "off-day" for the Italian, who had just won the last main race in Misano and the Sprint race last weekend.
Bagnaia'stempo dropped even further whenBastianini the second place taken over from him and immediately began his slow but steady attack on the leader Martin.
In classicalBastianini style he showed his superior pace at the end of the race when he was behind in the last ten laps Martincame. But the challenge was not over yet, as he struggled to get past Martin despite him going wide a few times in the chase.
While that spectacle continued, increasedBagnaia he increased his pace again and reduced his gap to the leaders to about one second. Unfortunately, that did not materialize, as in the 21st lap the reigning champion lost control of the steering while braking and crashed in turn 8, causing Marc Marquez got the last podium spot.
While Bastianini, MartinIn the last few laps, he kept applying pressure and made an attempt in turn 5 in the final lap. The gap was large, but it was a tricky corner. Although the gap was large, it was a tricky corner.Martin did not see the attack coming, because he had to straighten his motorcycle halfway through the turn to just barely stay on the asphalt..
AlthoughBastianini also went wide himself, it was a contactless move that was deemed legal by the stewards.
It was therefore no surprise thatMartinwithdrew from the fight, as he made visibly angry gestures towardsBastianiniwhile he rode to victory.
The movement eventually divided the GP-Paddock , whereby MartinandMarquez found the movement unfair, while other spectators and former drivers Bastianinidefended and cheered it as hard racing, but also acknowledged that they understood the frustration ofMartinunderstood.
Bastianini: "Three laps before the end I tried, but he closed the door coming out of turn 6,"
Then I saw a gap in turn 4 in the last lap. It was a bit on the edge, but I managed to hold the line.
To win here in Misano is incredible for my fans!
Although the race inEmilia-Romagnadramatic unfolded andMartin settled for second place, caused the costly crash of Bagnaia make sure that Martin could extend their lead in the championship and now stands at the top with 371 points, 24 points ahead of Bagnaia. Bastianini's victory brings him to 282 points in the standings, with which he Marquez with one point catch up.
What do the experts in the paddock have to say about the controversial end of the race? We'll let you know as soon as possible in the next article!
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Author - Liam van de Seijp
