Marc Marquez: Bastianini ‘a rocket', tyre smoke ‘under control’

Marc Marquez: "Bastianini in the last two laps was a rocket! He wa🎉s super fast!”

Enea Bastianini, Marc Marquez, 2024 Italian MotoGP
Enea Bastianini, Marc Marquez, 2024 Italian MotoGP

Ducati’s 93rd win by the #93 wasn’t to be, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez instead missing the MotoGP podium for t♚he first time in four rounds at Mugello on Sunday.

The Gresini rider held fourth place for much of the rac🐈e, then moved into a podium position by finally passing Enea Bastianini on lap 18 of 23.

The eight-time world champion then set his sights on ti𝔉tle leader Jorge Martin, but Bastianini swept past them both with a late burst of speed for a Ducati Lenovo one-two behind Francesco Bagnaia.

“Today we had the pace, we had the spee✅d,” Marquez told MotoGP.com. “I was there, always fighting and close to the first guys – Pecc💫o, Martin and Bastianini. But during almost all the race I was stuck behind Bastianini.

“I tried many different things [to pass him]. I tried to open a gap, come back and try to control the front pressure. But it was it was not possible. Then when 5 laps remained I had a 💞small chance on the first corner.

“From that point I say ‘OK now it's time🌠 to catch Martin’. And we were catching him. But Bastianini in the last two laps was a rocket! He was sup꧟er fast!”

M🦩arquez, runner-up to Francesco Bagnaia in the Sprint, had been leaving puffs of tyre smoke out of the final corner, apparently caused by his ride-height device rubbing.

“It didn't affect me,” Marquez clarified. “Maybe it affected a bit the tyre, but we know what's g🐻oing on there with those bumps, also on thaꦡt point we squat a bit the rear shock.

“It’s true that with the ‘23 bike we have less space between the tyre and the seat. An♛d then we are always trying to be on the limit [wi🌺th how low we drop the ride height device], because then you have better speed.

“But it's so🦂mething under control, it's only smoke. Ducati is working on it.”

Marquez remains third 🗹in the world championship, 35 points beh🧸ind title leader Martin and now 18 points from Bagnaia.

F🌳abio di Giannantonio was the next best GP23 rider after Marquez on Sunday, eight seconds further back in seventh place.

Mar🔥quez will join his rivals for a day of official tes🔯ting at Mugello on Monday.

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