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With Bagnaia and Martin pul-
verizing the rest of the field, the
focus soon shifted to the fight
for third. Marc Marquez initially
looked to have the final podium
place thanks to a nice pass on
Vinales at De Struben corner
on lap two. But Pedro Acosta
(Tech3 GasGas) and Fabio Di
Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati)
were also in the running, with
Di Giannantonio climbing to
fourth by lap six thanks to a
tidy move on the Aprilia of
Vinales at the final chicane.
Things took an unexpected
turn two laps on, when Marc
Marquez glanced over his shoul
-
Others were in disbelief at
Bagnaia's pace. "I could see on
the big screen outside turn five,
he did a 1'31 on lap 12, and I
honestly thought I was seeing
things," said Jack Miller (Red
Bull KTM). "It was demoraliz
-
ing!" He extended his lead from
one second to 1.7 seconds in
the three laps after the 12th
time around the track. And while
Martin stayed within two sec
-
onds of his great rival up until
three laps from the checkered
flag, Bagnaia's 23rd victory for
Ducati—the same number Casey
Stoner notched up in Bologna
red—was never in doubt.
clear that we need to keep on work-
ing, and I think a fast track like Assen
gives us some insight into what areas
are most critical."
MYOWNRACE
20 FABIO QUARTARARO
7TH/12TH MOTOGP
Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo dealt
with grip issues and was 12th in
Sunday's MotoGP. "I expected to do
better at the beginning, especially in
the first laps," Quartararo said. "With
the softs, the grip was bad. During
all the race, the grip was much less
than I expected. I couldn't really push.
Then at the end, I was feeling a bit
better from mid-race onwards, but the
pace was already too slow."
Bagnaia (1) won both the
Sprint and MotoGP races.
