The Australian of Ducati, Jack Miller, conquers the Motegi GP in Japan, considered a stronghold of Honda, dominating up to the last meter a race that, only at the last lap, gave great emotions.
Francesco Bagnaia, who at least dreamed of getting even closer to the leader of the MotoGP World Championship, the French Fabio Quartararo, comes out defeated from the Japanese track, negative protagonist of a slip right on the last lap, while trying to overtake the reigning world champion.
In the end, the Frenchman smiles and earns 8 points on the indomitable 'Pecco', who returns further away, at -18 from the summit.
And at the end of the MotoGP World Championship there are only four races left.
Not a lot.
On the contrary.
From Motegi the highly decorated Marc Marquez comes out regenerated who, after a lifetime,
he got his hands on a pole position and finished the race in fourth position.
The Spaniard, however, in a race conducted at a good pace, could not have expected better.
Positive sixth place for Luca Marini.
Enea Bastianini also smiles, after an amazing comeback that took him from 15th to 9th place.
Aleix Espargaró comes out defeated by Japan, only 16 / o.
Unexpected for Quartararo the 'cadeau' received by the Piedmontese Bagnaia who, in the middle of the last lap, attached to the Frenchman's tail, made a mistake in the braking and ended up in the gravel, then got up and is sadly returning to the pits.
after an amazing comeback that took him from 15th to 9th place.
He comes out defeated by Japan Aleix Espargaró, only 16 / o.
Unexpected for Quartararo the 'cadeau' received by the Piedmontese Bagnaia who, in the middle of the last lap, attached to the Frenchman's tail, made a mistake in the braking and ended up in the gravel, then got up and is sadly returning to the pits.
after an amazing comeback that took him from 15th to 9th place.
He comes out defeated by Japan Aleix Espargaró, only 16 / o.
Unexpected for Quartararo the 'cadeau' received by the Piedmontese Bagnaia who, in the middle of the last lap, attached to the Frenchman's tail, made a mistake in the braking and ended up in the gravel, then got up and is sadly returning to the pits.
An inglorious ending, at the culmination of a weekend that had reserved a series of difficulties for him.
The zero in the standings weighs like a boulder, even if it still does not preclude the final dream.
The assault on the summit, however, is now becoming more complicated.
'Pecco' was held back by the rain in practice and showed up on the starting grid not in the best mental condition.
In the race, as he himself admitted, he was unable to do what he wanted and certainly cannot regret having tried to overtake his rival.
"He did well to try", ruled Gigi Dall'Igna, head of the Ducati Racing Department.
"It was a very complicated race. On the last lap I was pushing, finally I was able to do what I wanted and I got back up well, but maybe at the
last lap I was a bit too ambitious, I was hoping to overtake Fabio, to take at least eighth place and then attack the Spaniard Maverick Vinales.
I was too far behind, but I tried anyway ", Bagnaia's comment." It is in these situations that I realize that I still have room for improvement - he added -.
Of course, losing points like this is not fair, especially for the work done by the team.
I need to figure out how to stay calm in these situations.
The only positive thing is that I didn't touch Fabio, he would have been unfair.
However, I am lucky that Aleix Espargaro did not take a point and that Fabio has encountered some difficulties: it is my little chance to hope, despite my mistake. "Next meeting in Thailand: