MotoGP Germany: Francesco Bagnaia: Sprint win “was impossible”, Jorge Martin form “what I expected from him”
The factory Ducati rider♈ was part of a thrilling three-way fight with Martin and Jack Miller during the opening stages of the MotoGP sprint race in Sachsenring, before Martin eventually pulled clear.
A margi𝓰n of over two seconds separated the two Ducati ꧅riders come the end of the 15-lap race, which marked Martin’s second sprint win of the year, and his second in three races.
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Bagnaia remains the most successful rider in MotoGP sprints with three wins, and although the reigning world champion had to settle for P2, he stated tha🌟t it was one of the more enjoyable Saturdays of the season thus f🧸ar.
"I🌸t was one of the nicest of the year considering the𝓀 battle," added Bagnaia. "I really enjoyed it.
"Today was impossible for me to win. Jorge was too fast and sector two was making the🥃 difference.
"I was just trying to control the gap behind and I was just trying to control the gap behind. In two/three laps I tri🐲ed to catch back up to Jorge, but I was losing.
"I have to see where 🦋he was doing the difference in that sector and try to understand for tomorrow. I had fun and I’m happy for the result."
Leading the word championship by 21 points heading into yesterday’s sprint, Bagnaia has retained the same margin♊, however, it’s now Martin who is second in the standings, not Marco Bezzecchi.
Quickly becoming his biggest title rival, Bagnaia said he expected this tജype of form from the Pramac rider now that they hav♏e similar machinery.
"He’sಌ doing what I expected to see from him. I was sure that with the same bike - last year we had two different kinds of bikes - I know that wasn’t an easy situation but this year I was expecting to see him at the front.
"He’s doing what I expected and for sure he will improve ဣwith aꦐll these results.
"He will be very strong and he worked a lot wi🉐th the mediums when I worked with the softs. Let’s see, but for sure𝔍 he will be very competitive."
