Francesco Bagnaia wowed the masses after a brilliant performance in the Thai grand prix this afternoon in wet conditions. Bagnaia battled it out with Marc Marquez at the front until catastrophe ended Marquez’s race allowing Jorge Martin to inherit P2. Bagnaia won the race by 3 seconds. He said, “This morning, after the warm-up, I wasn’t happy. I wasn’t worried, though, because I knew we had the potential to do well, but we had to fix something in terms of bike behavior under braking: we managed to do so, and I felt better straight away. When Jorge tried to pull away early on, I chose to wait a couple of laps as I had noticed that he was taking many risks. The battle with Marc (Márquez was really good and before his crash, we were really lapping at an incredible pace. I’d like to dedicate this win to the team, because as usual they have done a fantastic job.”
Jorge Martin had brief words after the race. “I felt really good in the warm-up and was ready for the race. I got off to a really good start, but at some point, I felt the front of my bike closing up…I managed to save it, although I lost two positions. After that, I did my best to maintain the gap with the riders behind, taking many risks. I’m happy with this second place, even if I lost five points in the championship, but I’m already the best independent rider, for the second year in a row.”
Martin still leads the MotoGP championship and talks of championship clinching scenarios are already flying. Martin holds a 17 point lead over Bagnaia. The riders get back to it in Malaysia next weekend.
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