as Alex gapped his pursuers by
eight-tenths of a second.
By lap five, Bagnaia had
caught his breath. And while
Acosta wouldn't allow him a mo-
ment's rest, trying another move
at turn 14
on lap seven, only to
run wide, he was keeping Alex's
lead to under a second.
Yet as the race entered its
second half, it became clear
repeating his Saturday heroics
would be impossible. Despite
suffering the same old issues
with tire degradation in the
Sprint, a change to the RC16's
electronics had kept Acosta in it.
Finally, he got by Bagnaia on lap
13 to secure a second podium
of the weekend. And the Italian's
troubles didn't end there.
The middle of Bagnaia's rear
Michelin had run over an errant
piece of carbon fiber, punctur
-
ing the rubber. His deteriorating
feeling
was so bad he pulled off
Joan Mir got the
Honda on the
podium with a third
place on Sunday.
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corner, because in 12, I had a lot
of vibration. So normally there,
everyone was catching me, then
on the change of direction, my
position was not the correct one,
which is why every lap I was on
that line, super open to acceler-
ate fast in 14."
ACOSTA FINED
Pedro Acosta was fined $2000
for trying to retrieve his RC16
from the gravel trap in the final
three minutes of Q2, which went
against rules implemented earlier
in the weekend. "Within the final
three minutes of the session, you
restarted the bike and continued,"
read the official statement. "This
directly contravenes the specific
instructions given to MotoGP
competitors and teams during a
briefing on 23rd October 2025."
Of the incident, Acosta said, "I
understand both sides, but when
you crash, you're not going to
check the dash to see if it's less
than three minutes to go or three
minutes and 20 seconds! Also, if
the marshals are pushing you out,
you're not going to stop them!"
MARC MARQUEZ
TO MISS REMAINDER
OF 2025
Marc Marquez's 2025 season is
over after Ducati confirmed he
would not ride their machine in
either Valencia or the post-race
test at the end of November as
he recovers from a coracoid
fracture and ligament injury in
his right shoulder. "Analyzing the
entire situation, we believe that
the most appropriate, clever and
consistent course of action is to
respect the biological timing of
the injury, even if that means I
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