Nor was there ‘God mode’ that the French claimed Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) in order to defeat the Ducati in the beautiful circuit of Spielbergin Austrianor the veteran Catalan pilot Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) was able to stage a heroic exit and catch up with the army of Borgo Panigale that, in fact, as planned, they have given a real recital, before 91,035 fanson a track where the Italian ‘Pecco’ bagnaiawith Ducati, of course, he has won his fifth grand prix of the season and third in a row (Jerez, Mugello, Assen, Silverstone and Spielberg) to give, now yes, a resounding bite to the worldsince it is 44 points behind the ‘Devil’who, starring in a race, a comeback, ‘a la San Pedro’, not from God, started fifth and finished close to ‘Pecco’, second and maintains the leadership of MotoGP.
There is a World Cup, yes
The title is still a matter of three. There are seven races left. Within fifteen days, madness, Bagnaia and his tribe, that is, the red machines, will run at home, in Mianowhere the local will retire Andrea Dovizioso, one of the greats. And, of course, there are 175 points left at stake, which means that the three candidates, who are in a fist, in 44 points, have options for the final victory, despite the fact that ‘Pecco’ has the chance to win although, moment, they say, with a small mouth, that there are no team orders. Today, Aleix, who had the losing side, could only finish in sixth position and is still second, 32 points behind Quartararo, who not only saved the furniture today (“finishing on the podium would be, seriously, a hero”, he said yesterday) but has reinforced his status as champion and leader despite a new display by Bagnaia.
The race, as for the winner, was colorless. Bagnaia (Ducati), who started second, because the ‘pole’, the first of his MotoGP career, went to Enea Bastianini, who ended up retiring due to a defective front tire, took over the peloton in the first corner and did not leave head to cross the finish line. From behind, yes, he was protected by the Ducatis of Jack Miller and Jorge Martín, who fell at the end, got up and came in tenth, until Quartararo arrived, like lightning, who first gave an account of the Spanish and, shortly after, in an incredible overtaking, a beautiful interior, he overtook the Australian.
The ‘Devil’, to the limit
“I can only say that the perfect race turned out for us, especially because, by mounting the soft tire behind, I had to push at the start, take advantage and manage it, with risk but with intelligence, when Fabio (Quartararo) or whoever was approached the end & rdquor ;, commented Bagnaia. “I still don’t think about the title and even less so now that we’re going to Italy, to Misano. I want to keep winning and enjoying this great bike.”
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“The truth is that I cannot risk more than what I risk to be able to fight against the Ducati. They have much more acceleration and I’m doing record times, of ‘quali’, in each race lap, each time challenging the ground, because I think I’m going to fall at any moment & rdquor ;, said a happy Quartararo, who, in effect, considers that “I have had one of the best races in recent years, a great comeback and, yes, I have lost five points with respect to ‘Pecco’, but if I have two more laps, I will still catch him”.
Drivers’ World Cup: 1. Fabio Quartararo (France), 200 points; 2. Aleix Espargaró (Spain), 168; 3. ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia (Italy), 156; 4. Johann Zarco (France), 125 and 5. Jack Miller (Australia), 123.