Francesco Bagnaia strikes back in Sachsenring MotoGP warm-up

Defeated by Jorge Martin in the Sprint, Francesco Bagnaia was back on 𓂃top inꦏ warm-up for the German MotoGP.

Francesco Bagnaia, 2024 Grand Prix
Francesco Bagnaia, 2024 Grand Prix

Stung by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin’s ‘smarter’ strategy in Saturday’s Sprint race, reigning champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia struck back by leading morning warm-up for the German MotoGP.

As predicted, temperatures are substantially lower than on💙 Saturday, but conditions were still bright and su🔥nny for the ten-minute warm-up.

Despite snatching the early lead, Bagnaia’s conservative approach to tyre wear saving saw him fall victim to Martin and Miguelဣ Oliveira early in the Sprint.

But Bagnaia didn’t benefit from saving the rear tyre in the closing laps, due to an overheating front tyre in dirty air behind Martin and Oliveira. The Italian thus remained in third place, bringing his five-race 𒉰win streak to an end.

Martin’s victory also saw the Pramac rider rebuild his title lead to 15 points hea🐈ding into today’s grand prix, the last before the MotoGP summer break.

Most riders are expected to switch from the soft (in theಞ Sprint) to medium rear tyre for thi♓s afternoon’s 30-lap grand prix.

With that in mind, thℱe medium rear was used by all but Johann Zarco and Stefan Bradl this morning, Ba♕gnaia saving his best for last courtesy of a 1m 20.638s on his eighth and final lap.

That put the world𒆙 champion just 0.080s clear of Martin’s Pramac team-mate Franco Morbidelli, who was fifth in the Sprint, with the Spaniard in a close third (+0.164s).

After Saturday’s decisive early laps, expect some intense battles🐈 to reach the front early - and avoid soaring front tyre pressures - this aftern💖oon…

A sore Marc Marquez again swapped between his two Gresini machines ear📖ly in the🃏 session on his way to fourth place, just ahead of brother and team-mate Alex.

Marquez, starting just 13th and nursing a fractured left finger and rib bruising from his Friday hig🍰hside, will need to pull off a major upset to claim his 12th Sachsenring win this afternoon.

"I feel better than y🌳esterday. I feel a bit more f🌟ree on the bike, but starting from 13th won't be easy," Marquez said after warm-up. 

"I'll try to overtake riders step by step and see where we can arrive. The most important thing is that today my ribs are much better. 🧜;

"It'll be nearly impossible to finish 🌌on the podium, but let's see..."

The equa🔯lly battered and bruised Maverick Vinales, who lost sixt🐻h to Marquez in a photo finish yesterday, was twelfth fastest this morning.

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