ing the front, the top two were a
class apart.
A Bezzecchi mistake braking
for turn 10 on the sixth lap gave
Fernandez just over a second of
comfort. But the Italian hacked
away six-tenths of a second on
the next circuit, and from there
a second straight Sprint victory
was never in doubt. A fine pass
at the turn two Southern Loop
corner three laps from the flag
sealed it—and all despite seri
-
ous back pain from crashes in
the previous
two rounds.
The fight for third came down
to Acosta, Miller, Fabio Di Gi
-
annantonio (VR46 Ducati), who
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In glorious Aussie sunshine, Marco Bezzecchi
made it look easy in the Sprint race.
my way back to the group fighting for
the top positions, with a chance to
finish in the top seven, but unfortu-
nately, I crashed. When you're at the
limit, these things can happen."
10 LUCA MARINI
8TH/10TH MOTOGP
"This weekend we couldn't turn the
bike like we needed to at a faster cir-
cuit like Phillip Island; it's something
to work on in future development,"
Marini said. "The target is to finish
ahead of Zarco in the championship,
and we have been closing him down
with each race. We head to Malaysia
with a lot of motivation, staying posi-
tive and believing in our potential that
we have shown."
MYOWNRACE
