MotoGP: Defending MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia has spoken of his excitement to ride on Phillip Island ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.
Speed of Phillip Island excites Bagnaia | 02:58You didn’t need to be an expert in body language to figure out how much victory at the weekend’s Indonesian Grand Prix meant to Francesco Bagnaia and his Ducati team.
But after more than a month haemorrhaging points to Martin — having watched Martin flip the championship by 73 points after his injury-causing crash in Barcelona — Bagnaia finally stemmed the bleeding.What had begun as a thoroughly ropey weekend ended with a championship-calibre performance. The result was effectively a 30-point turnaround on a single afternoon — from Martin growing his points gap by five points to costing himself the full 25 to the triumphant Bagnaia.TONIC FOR AN AILING TITLE CHALLENGE“This victory means many things. It means we were so competitive again — and I was missing it a bit, because every time I was a bit struggling.“In a moment when Jorge was out, the main thing was to take most points available, and we did it.
He needed a result like this to prove, to himself as much as anyone, he hadn’t lost it — to prove that he could still go all the way. “It was a great race to that point for sure,” he said. “I was a bit wide to turn 10 and I thought it was a bit dirty. I was right, and the next corner I crashed.But far from the moody man Martin can sometimes be in such situations, he was almost buoyed by the performance despite the non-score.“I’m happy we have the speed, and hopefully we can demonstrate that at Phillip Island.”
“The pressure is on Pecco,” Martin said after winning the sprint, something he’s insisted several times as he narrowed the points gap. “I will keep the same mentality.”“If I need to bet on somebody, I will bet on Jorge,” he said, per. “He doesn’t have any pressure. He is on a factory bike but not in the factory team. He’s not defending the title.
“It’s just because many times people speak too much,” he said. “It’s better to wait, see the result and then speak.
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