ROUND 9 / JULY 5-7, 2024
SACHSENRING / SAXONY, GERMANY
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P86
23 ENEA BASTIANINI
4TH/4TH MOTOGP
"I did a good start but then I inad-
vertently touched the device and
therefore lowered the bike; I then
rode the first corners with the locked
rear, which cost me some time,"
Bastianini said after the Sunday GP.
"I tried to make my way back towards
the front and managed to do so; then
when I got close to Marc [Marquez], a
good battle began. Today, he had the
better of me, as he pulled away and
quickly overtook Franco [Morbidelli].
I, on the other hand, took a bit longer
in doing the same, and that's where
I lost the opportunity to battle for the
podium. Still, it was another great
race."
21 FRANCO MORBIDELLI
5TH/5TH MOTOGP
"I had a great day, especially in the
first half of the race, and then I lost
some performance," Franco Mor-
bidelli said. "Probably, I was a bit
aggressive on the tires and couldn't
hang on until the end, but I had a lot
of fun with some overtaking in the
beginning and the feeling that I could
get there. So that's positive for us as
a team and also for me as a rider. I'm
MYOWNRACE
(Above) Jorge Martin massacres a possible 30-point lead
with a blunder he'll rue for years to come. (Below) Once Bagnaia
was clear of Martin, it was plain sailing.
