Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: November 11, 2023, 16:37 IST
MotoGP racer Jorge Martin (AP)
Francesco Bagnaia is on 396 factors heading into the Malaysian MotoGP race and Jorge Martin is on 385, with their title duel set to go proper all the way down to the wire.
Alex Marquez gained the Malaysian MotoGP dash race at Sepang on Saturday forward of championship rival duo Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia, who noticed his lead on the high lower to 11 factors.
Spain’s Marquez romped house on his Ducati almost 1.6 seconds forward of compatriot Martin, who gained two factors on Italy’s Bagnaia of their championship tussle with three races left.
It was a disappointing afternoon for title-holder Bagnaia, who began on pole on his manufacturing unit Ducati and led for half of the ten laps earlier than slipping right into a distant third.
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Bagnaia is on 396 factors heading into Sunday’s race and Martin is on 385, their title duel set to go proper all the way down to the wire.
“We did the maximum and the maximum was not enough today to win,” mentioned the 26-yr-previous Bagnaia, who was at a loss to clarify precisely the place his race had gone fallacious.
“This race will help us understand something for tomorrow.
“My feeling wasn’t the best, absolutely.”
The Italian, who smashed the Sepang lap report in qualifying to grab pole from rival Martin for the dash and Sunday’s race, made a clear begin to retain his lead on the first nook.
Martin, additionally on a Ducati, slipped to fourth early on.
The Prima Pramac rider recovered after which engaged Marquez in a battle for second as Bagnaia maintained his benefit on the entrance in principally serene vogue.
But Gresini Racing’s Marquez — who began fourth on the grid — noticed off Martin after which seized his second to grab the lead from Bagnaia with 5 laps to go.
Martin quickly darted previous Bagnaia as properly, relegating the championship chief to 3rd in a flash.
Marquez stormed away from there, establishing a lead on Martin of greater than a second for the rest of the dash.
“Today I was on a mission,” mentioned Marquez.
“I did everything to perfection.”
Bagnaia’s manufacturing unit Ducati workforce-mate Enea Bastianini was fourth.
Marquez’s older brother Marc, the six-time MotoGP world champion, has had a weekend to neglect thus far, qualifying a lowly twentieth and coming twenty first within the dash.
Ducati bikes had dominated the qualifying, with Bagnaia snatching pole place from Martin late in a dramatic session.
Martin got here off his bike late in qualifying when pushing onerous to beat the Italian however was unharmed.
The high six locations on the grid have been all Ducatis.
After the 20-lap race at Sepang the season goes to Qatar after which the final grand prix of the marketing campaign in Valencia, in what seems to be set to be an exhilarating conclusion to the championship.
Alex Marquez is just not in competition for the title — and that makes him harmful, mentioned Bagnaia.
“He’s got nothing to lose and today he demonstrated that,” mentioned the Italian.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
