Pramac’s Martin blamed Michelin tyres for his lacklustre raceꦍ which has ceded a 21-point advantage to Francesco Bagnaia heading into the final round.

Michelin promptly replied to deny that their tyres w♕ere the cause of his poor race.

Marquez, after his penultimate race with Repsol Honda, told : “It was difficult fo💃r me to keep up with the pace of those in front, t♔hen I put myself there with Martin all the time. 

“I was practically behind him the entire race.

"It's not that he suffer♋ed exaggeratedly but he didn't have much more.

"Simply, when you d♈on't find yourself, you don't find yourself. 

"It wasn't the usual Martin. 

“I have done many laps this year behind Martin, behind Pecco a few laps, the ones that lasted because🌟 they have always had a very🎉 high level and have gone much faster than us.

"Martín was suffering, he didn'tꦆ turn in the same way, he didn't have the same speed, then he wasn't acce𝔍lerating compared to the Ducatis that normally accelerate quite well. 

“It's not that he accelerated very well, then at top speed he did ha𓄧ve it. 

“Whౠat happened? What hasn't been? I don't dare say that, but it is clear that he has lost many points for ꦏthe championship.

"I🎀 don't dare say without seeing data if it is the tyre or what it is. 

“It can be a very ♑good tyre but if you overheat it at the beginning of the race, it is no longer 🀅useful for the entire race.

"It may be a꧅ bad tyre, but if you take care of it at the beginning of t🅺he race you will have more at the end. 

“And it may be a good tyre, but 🐼if you increase the pressure because you have overheated it, the bike will not perform the same either.

"At the start I saw that he failed, but I don't dare say that it was the 👍tyre, the rider,ꦿ the team or the bike without knowing. 

“What is clear is th🌞at he haꦰs lost points and now he has to bring out his best version to try to win the two remaining races in Valencia. 

“And in this way have mor💙e possibilities to make [mistakes].”

The season-finale in Valencia is this weekend, and Bagnaia is red-hot favourite to retain his title despite Martin’s last-ditch opportuni🙈ty♈.