made a clean pass and earned a
great satisfaction. The bike today
was perfect, and I must thank the
team for the crazy work done.
We'll try again in Valencia!"
"This is a fantastic result; it
means we can arrive at Valencia
with a bit of a gap in the champi
-
onship," Bagnaia said Sunday. "It
of
the field offering their con-
gratulations in a rare show of
camaraderie
for a guy fighting for
a job next year.
"I really wanted this win, but
it wasn't easy," Di Giannantonio
said. "We absolutely didn't want
to make any mistake while bat
-
tling with Pecco for the win. I
"For
sure, I wasn't comfortable,"
Martin said. "You saw already
at the start that I had a big spin,
and you can understand what
happened; the rear tire wasn't
working okay. I'm disappointed
that the championship is decided
by a bad tire. But this happened
to me. It's a pity. But it is what it
is. I struggled a lot. I didn't have
rear grip. I couldn't stop the bike.
I couldn't turn. I couldn't open the
throttle. It was like wet conditions.
I think with my experience, I was
able to at least make some points
[tonight], which wasn't easy. Now
we move on and hopefully we can
do it in Valencia."
Eleventh- and 12th-placed
Marc Marquez and Johann Zarco
were both lucky to stay upright
as Zarco hit the back of Marquez
on the last lap.
Diggia was mobbed on the
slowdown lap, with the majority
ROUND 19 / NOVEMBER 17-19, 2023
LUSAIL INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / DOHA, QATAR
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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A swarm of riders
come to congratulate
Fabio Di Giannantonio
on his day of days.
MotoGP Grand Prix
