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1. Bagnaia output.
As he himself repeated after the race, Pecco had the best start of his racing career. And he did it on the day it was most needed. He started from his ninth position on the grid and when the peloton reached the end of the straight he entered the corner in his second!
2. Departure of Quartararo.
France’s World Champion Chapeau! He found himself on the fourth row of the grid on Sunday after signing in his worst position all season, due to a fall and a micro fracture of his left middle finger. His start was spectacular and he crossed the finish line for the first time in fifth place. He finished on the podium after 20 laps.
3. Martin’s fall.
Yesterday he took pole position in stratospheric time and his start was the same as the ‘Rocket’ but Jorge was ‘stuffed’. He ran and pulled and pulled until he hit the ground. As soon as the signal disappeared, he began to gain an advantage over his pursuers. On the first lap he passed Bagnaia by 0.6 seconds. In the sixth, the difference rose to his 1.2 seconds. The seventh did not complete it.
4. Bastianini’s chalkboard?
On lap 12, when Enea was running ahead of Bagnaia, Bagnaia’s name appeared on the team board. Shortly thereafter, Pecco passed his future teammate. Ducati denies he was involved in ordering Bastianini. do we believe it? After the race Enea said he could have tried a final attack on Bagnaia but had to keep in mind some unusual factors.
5. Saturday by Aleix Espargaro.
Here at Sepang, Aleix only had one cartridge left to maintain his title potential. But the scenario for today’s race is no different from all his GGPP’s over the past five weeks. Aleix has not only been mathematically out of contention for the title, but he has seen how Enea Bastianini has outpaced him in provisional third place.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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