Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin vow to “take risk” at Red Bull Ring

“This is not the correct moment to slow down a bit, to don’t ris💙k.”

Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini, 20124 Austrian MotoGP
Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini, 20124 Austrian MotoGP

MotoGP title rivals 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia start the 𝓰second half of the 2024 season separated by just three points at the top of the standings.

T𝄹he title a𒉰dvantage has swung from Martin to Bagnaia and then back to Martin over the last three rounds.

With their 2023 battle only decided in Bag🐭naia’s favour at the last race of the season, both⛎ agree that it’s far too early to back off and take fewer risks.

“It's 🤡an interesting question, but from my side, I try to do my 100% even if it☂'s just for a podium or a fifth position, whatever I can take is always good,” Martin said.

“But fo♏r sure I still don't look🐎 at the championship. It's really open with still half of the season to go.

“If you sta🎃rt to think about just finishing [a race now] or maybe you have the c🥂hance to get more points but you don't [because you are cautious], then you’ll lose points that maybe you need at the end of the season.

“It depends on the weekend and 𒅌the situation but if I arrive [at the front] on Sunday and I have✨ to take a risk, I will take it. And if I see I have no chance, I will stay more calm.”

꧟Bagnaia, a double winner in Austria last season, added: 𒈔“Right now the championship is very, very tight so it's not the correct moment to think about the risk, it's just a matter of pushing at 100% always.

“I think it will be like this until the la🐬st two or three race weekends because for example last year in Japan, with [six] grands prix to go, we finished 1st and 2nd in a wet flag-to-flag race that was full of risk.

“So I🥂 think it depends o🔜n the situation. It depends on the moment of the season. But this is not the correct moment to slow down a bit, to don’t risk.”

With 370 points still up for grabs, the title leaders also aren’t ruling out fellow Ducati riders Enea Bastianini (-49 points) and Marc Marquez (-62 points) from the world championship battl🐎e.

“For sure I think us four are the strongest, by a step from the others,” said Martin. “So let'𒐪s see. I think everything is still really open.”

“It's very difficult to predict what will be in this moment,” agreed Bagnaia. “It's true that me and⭕ Jorge are the two more constant riders [at the top], but we also did many mi❀stakes in the races.

“So if Enea finds the consistency he needs or Marc, the same, would be a good fight until the end. But in this mo♐ment, it's very difficult to predict and right now we [can only] say that it will be between us [four].”

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