Jorge Martin played with Bagnaia and missed out on making it to Q2

Jorge Martin It’s clear that he intends to take no prisoners in the battle for the MotoGP title this weekend. Pecco Bagnaia. The Martinator has nothing to lose and has already achieved a great result with a runner-up place, but since this Friday at the MotoGP Grand Prix in Cheste he has made it impossible for his teammate to live on the Moto3 stages. I decided to do it. After Martin secured his place in Q2, Martin stood behind him and waited at the box door, going through the loophole with him, but in the end Bagnaia was unable to improve his time and finished 15th. did.

The first two drivers to go under 1 minute 30 seconds were first Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marc Marquez He separated the Italian by 0.211, traveling alone, without looking for wheels to build a path to Q2, and with a difference of one thousandth, he took that provisional best time by his hand. lost. Jorge Marti24 minutes left. In a different strategy, Pecco Bagnaia was working towards the race and Jorge Martin was already aiming for a fast lap.

and it is maverick vinales He was responsible for breaking Jorge Lorenzo’s track record (1 minute 29.401 seconds), which had been held since 2016. Cooler temperatures as the bikes raced around the resurfaced Valencia circuit were key to continuing to shorten the record. Aleix Espargaro, Bezzecchi, Augusto, and Rins continued to fall on almost the same lap, but then Miller showed an astonishing highside, and with 14 minutes and 22 seconds to go, the red flag was brought out and the course was cleared. At this point, Martin was in 3rd place and Bagnaia was in 15th place, with a 1 second difference between them.

He had already gone to afternoon practice. joan mille Because of the autumn in the morning. Due to severe neck and cranial contusions, they wanted him to rest for the day once he returned from the hospital.

Psychological warfare ends 14 minutes

And Martin has already come under intense scrutiny, with both drivers caught red flags as they exited the pit lane and had to drag their bikes back.

With time running out, Martín decided to mark Bagnaia in the final quarter of the session to make him nervous, but the Madrid native continued like a limpet, looking for the mistakes of his rival, who had not practiced this year as well. I’m stuck. The Turin native, who was outside the top 10 in 13th place at the time, didn’t even get off his bike at the entrance to the Prima Pramac box, instead sitting on a chair drinking water. He started slowly with 6 minutes and 19 seconds remaining, but even Ducati Tardozzi’s team manager had to get in his way to show him the way and avoid him.

And even if Pecco went through the loophole, Martin would never think to overtake him, because he was with him, and even with Pecco’s steering wheel he would improve his time and take second place. entered in. maverick vinales I didn’t realize all this and ended up shortening my time again. To make matters worse, a yellow flag meant he finished in 15th place, leaving him decisively outside the top 10.

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