MOTOGP SPRINT
Martin returned to winning form
with a dramatic victory in the
Tissot Sprint at Circuit of the
Americas, delivering a late-race
charge to defeat Francesco Bag-
naia (Ducati Lenovo Team).
Bagnaia
initially controlled the
race after a strong start, lead
-
ing a tightly packed group that
included Pedro
Acosta (Red Bull
KTM Factory Racing), Joan Mir
(Honda HRC Castrol), Martin
and Bezzecchi. Early chaos
struck when Marc Marquez
(Ducati Lenovo Team) crashed
while attempting to pass Fabio
Di Giannantonio (Pertamina En
-
duro VR46 Racing Team), taking
both
riders out.
As the race unfolded, Martin
began carving through the field,
with Bezzecchi briefly moving
into second before crashing out
at turn 12 with three laps re
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"The race didn't go as we wanted: I
think it's just a matter of time to fully
understand this bike," Alonso said.
"I'm still lacking a bit of experience,
and we still need to make a few small
changes. I'm sure that little by little
we'll start fighting consistently for the
positions that matter—we want to be
at the front."
MYOWNRACE
Jorge Martin (89)
returned to Victory
Lane for the first time
since 2024 with a late
pass on Francesco
Bagnaia (63) in the
Sprint race.
(Left) It was sheer
misery for the
underpowered
Yamaha riders
in Sunday's
race. Toprak
Razgatlioglu (07)
was the best of
them, while Fabio
Quartararo (20),
Jack Miller (43)
and Alex Rins
took the last four
positions. (Right)
Enea Bastianini
(orange) and
Marquez (red) had
an entertaining
late-race scrap on
Sunday.
