you are in a very difficult situa-
tion, when you are in a very deep
situation, if
you don't have a really
human team, really nice people,
that they are suffering more than
me—that made the difference.
"It was a very strange celebra-
tion because the adrenaline was
higher in some
other races—cel-
ebrating second places, third
places—than
today, that was
emotion more than adrenaline."
Behind him and Martin, Acosta
benefited from the Bagnaia-Alex
Marquez incident to complete
the podium with Binder a strong
fourth. Bastianini held up fac-
tory Ducati honors to finish fifth.
Morbidelli
took sixth followed by
Di Giannantonio and Bezzecchi. Di
Giannantonio initially crossed the
line ahead, but a tire-pressure pen
-
This significantly increased
Martin's
points lead to 23 by the
race's end and gave Bagnaia yet
another mountain to climb right
as he hit his stride with eight
races left in the 2024 season.
Meanwhile, Marc Marquez
encountered no such issues,
extending his lead to five sec
-
onds and maintaining the pace
to
claim his first victory since
2021. This win marked his first
with Ducati and Gresini, breaking
a 1043-day Sunday win drought.
"The last three laps, my mind
was on the podium already," he
said. "More than the podium,
the garage, the Gresini garage is
quite funny and happy, always is
a party around them.
"Apart from that, the first thing
was the people around me. When
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ARAGON / ALCANIZ, SPAIN
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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to make use of my seven years of
experience at MotoGP; I'm excited
about my new chapter. [And I will]
participate in some MotoGP races
as a wild card," he said.
ALDEGUER
CONFIRMED AT
GRESINI—FINALLY!
Even if he signed a deal with
Ducati to ride in MotoGP back in
March, Fermin Aldeguer finally
knows where he will be riding in
2025, as it was confirmed he will
take Marc Marquez's place at
Gresini. The preseason favorite
for Moto2 glory had encountered
real issues at Silverstone and the
Red Bull Ring, fueling speculation
Ducati was getting cold feet over
his appointment. The 19-year-
Briefly...
Fabio Quartararo
(20) had a solid first
race but crashed
out on Sunday.
