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way in every corner because I
was not [close] to my limit." And
that from a rider who had won
by the biggest winning margin
of the year in the dry. A consola-
tion for his rivals was that 10 of
his
previous 11 successes at
this venue were achieved in a
similar style.
Perhaps a small reason for
complaint was that his cham
-
pionship lead ahead of his
brother,
Alex, wasn't stretched
considerably further, increasing
the points difference by just
15 points, going from a gap of
68 to now 83. Coming into the
weekend, few gave Alex Mar
-
quez (Gresini Ducati) a chance
of the podium after he
suffered
a broken bone in his left hand
at the previous round at Assen.
Yet, in his 100th MotoGP start,
the 29-year-old gritted his teeth
Sprint victory. Even if Marquez's
late rally was enough to snatch
a win, at least there was the
sense that he had worked for it.
That much wasn't evident one
day on. Marc even admitted he
had plenty in reserve soon after
this latest stroll. "My limit was
riding in the 1:20.4s or 1:20.3s,"
he said after lapping more than
half a second off that. "But I was
in a perfect line in the correct
Binder and could see Miller dropping
back. Then I was hit by another rider,
again. It is difficult to accept when
these things happen, not once but
again and again."
63 FRANCESCO BAGNAIA
12-3 MOTOGP
"Temperatures were lower than
last year, but the conditions weren't
easy, with the wind and the reduced
grip due to the rain," Bagnaia said
on Sunday. "The front-end was
particularly critical at turns one, 12
and 13, but we managed things as
best as we could. It seems like, no
matter where I start, I always finish
in third—and clearly, we need to
change something. We're making
small steps forward, and while it's
not ideal, we recovered positions
and scored important points, which is
what matters most."
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