Italian MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia leads all-Ducati podium to take Mugello sprint win

Francesco Bagnaia has claimed his third MotoGP sprint win after leading all-but one lap at Mugello. 
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Mugello 2023
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Mugello 2023

Starting from pole, Bagnaia made a💫 brilliant launch as he led into turn one from Marc Marquez who held off Jack Miller.

However, it was a disastrous opening lap for the other Marque♐z as Alex crashed out at turn one following an incident with Brad Binder. 

Using Ducati’s top speed to full effect, Jorge Martin slip💫streamed his way through on Marquez for second, after having denied Luca Marini P3.&nbs💟p;

With✤ just one lap completed, rain flags were being wav💧ed as a tentative Bagnaia was overtaken by Martin.

A train of riders were right up behind Bagnaia as Miller began to mak𒆙e his way up the order. 

Ultra aggressive, lap three was a chaotic one for the factory KTM riders as Miller pushed Marquez wide which resulted in the Honda rider dropping from third to seventh, while𓂃 Binder shoved Quartararo wide two corners later.

Bind꧃er was then given a Long Lap penalty for knocking Marquez off his Gresini Ducati on lap one.&nbsꦆp;

A lap after losing the lead🌄 to Bagnaia, Martin then made another error at turn one as he ran wide and allowed Marco Bezzecchi to come through. 

Climbing all over Bagnaia with half the r🍃ace complete, Bezzecchi 🎐looked set to challenge for the lead into turn one but the reigning world champion was too strong on the brakes. 

Aware of Bezzecchi’s presence, Bagnaia then put the hammer down as he began to gap his fellow𒐪 Ducati rider.

A lead oไf one tenth grew to nearly half a second with four laps remaining, as Martin and💫 Zarco closed in on second place.

Despite a track limits warning on the penultimate lap, Bagnaia was continuing to pump in so𒐪me very fast sectors in order to respond to Bezzecchi’s challenge. 

With the top two settled, Zarco was doing everything he could to challeng🅺e Martin but was unable to get alongside his team𝓀mate.

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