Well yes, gentlemen, yes, that boy from San Sebastián de los Reyesthat impressive rider, 25 years old, that little champion who was in Moto3, that ‘satellite’ boy, that private pilot, that young man from Madrid that Ducati despised (or almost) to be this year’s partner of the world champion, the Italian ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia, has achieved the feat, for now (there is still the race this Sunday, 6:00 p.m. DAZN), of stretching, of carrying, of slowing down the decision of the title of MotoGP world champion until the last weekend of November, in Cheste (Valencia), where the last grand prix of the season will be held.
And how has he achieved it? Well, very simply or not, no, sorry, with great difficulty, but she has achieved it by being the fastest of all and, above all, having a bomb-proof heart, a privileged mind, which allows him to overcome the fall in Mandalikathe error in the choice of the rear tire in Australia and some more training in Qatar, to start today from the second row, almost even with his rival Bagnaia, and star, this time, in the best mini-race of the season. Look out! because ‘Martinator’ has won eight sprint races‘ for only four from the leader and favorite of Ducati.
“I fear no one”
This Saturday’s race, whose impressive victory has allowed Martín to add 12 points and remain, for the moment, 7 from Bagnaia, who finished fifth, will prevent the Italian from being proclaimed champion this Sunday even if he wins and adds 25 points and even if Martín falls or does not score. The World Championship, I insist, arrives alive at the last weekend in Valencia next week, thanks, I repeat, to the impressive career of ‘Martinator’.
“If I’m good, if I don’t make mistakes, if I get my rhythm, I don’t fear anyone, least of all Bagnaia. and much less the other Ducati,” Martín had said when he starred in some weak essays on Friday and on Saturday morning. And, yes, Martín is not afraid of anyone, least of all his powerful colleagues from the Borgo Panigale firm, whom this Saturday he defeated in style, relegating Fabio Di Giannantonio to second place, to Luca Marini to the third, to Alex Marquez to the fourth and look out! to Bagnaia, to the fifth.
Bagnaia, who started from the second row, let Marini and the very brother They fought during the first three laps when he was warming up his tires. Then, once in his place, in his rhythm, he surpassed Marc Márquez, surpassed Marini, surpassed Àlex, surpassed Bagnaia and became the leader of the race, of the Saturday mini-race, when the halfway point of the race was passed. .
A lot of ritm
And from there, command, determination, courage, science, skill, heart, rage, intelligence and, above all, power, hands, stability and rhythm, a lot of rhythm, great rhythm, one incapable of being followed by the other Ducati, which once again took the podium in Doha, Losail.
“It seemed like I was suffering, didn’t it?, when ‘Diga’ (Fabio Di Giannantonio) came very, very close to my tail, but I had saved two tenths and I’m not saying it, no, with cockiness, but knowing what I’m saying, well I had something reserved in case someone tried to complicate my life“, the last lap and even the victory,” Martín said before the Dorna TV microphone.
“It’s not being an easy weekend, nothing is easy in this life and even less so in this profession of ours where you have to rub shoulders with and surpass champions like ‘Pecco’ or Marc and great MotoGP riders, but we are fighting to get there with enthusiasm to Valencia and try to win the big title, which is the biggest prize we can all aspire to,” said ‘Martinator’, who has 410 points to Bagnaia’s 417, when three races remain to be played and there are still 62 points.
drivers world championship
1. ‘Pecco’ BAGNAIA (Italy, Ducati), 417 points
2. Jorge MARTÍN (Spain, Ducati), 410
3. Marco BEZZECCHI (Italy, Ducati), 323
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4. Brad BINDER (South Africa, KTM), 257
5. Johann ZARCO (France, Ducati), 200.