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change the bike because it was
a bit damaged. I restarted the
race, and I saw that it was a P3."
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM),
Pecco Bagnaia (Lenovo Ducati)
and Franco Morbidelli (VR46
Ducati) pitted and emerged in
15th, 16th and 17th with four
to go.
Their timing paid off as Alex
lost the front amid a deluge
at turn eight, leaving the rest
to pit at the end of that lap,
except Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini
Ducati). v crash the following
lap opened the way for a factory
Ducati one-two, with Marc's
race-winning overtake coming
at turn nine on the following lap.
Morbidelli took an unlikely third,
ahead of the remounted Binder
and Di Giannantonio.
Lane Entry Timing Point, there
is no rule requiring riders to
enter the pit lane from a specific
location. It was also determined
that Marquez didn't disobey
any marshal instructions,
didn't cause any danger when
he crossed the track while
waiting for it to be clear, and
didn't shortcut significant
portions of the track to gain an
advantage. Marquez's machine
also remained running, so he
was able to rejoin the track on
that bike.
"I think it was a mistake to
stay out of that lap, but you
know it was difficult, and I didn't
make the correct decision,"
Marquez said. "Luckily, I crashed
on that last corner. Then, it
was just going into the box to
Champion, coupled with Liberty
Media, MotoGP's new owners'
desires to take the series to new
grounds, means a Turkish return
is a distinct possibility. "Maybe
next year," said Razgatlioglu
when asked about a return to
his homeland. "Maybe in '28. I
don't know. But we will see. If we
improve [my performance] more
this year, I'm pushing for the race
next year. I need a good result in
my home, you know?"
RINS OUT
Alex Rins could be heading for a
MotoGP exit at the end of 2026
after it was confirmed he had
lost his seat in Yamaha's factory
team for next year. The Spaniard,
who has endured a nightmare
of two seasons for the Iwata
factory, learned he had lost his
place to Ogura during a call with
team manager Maio Meregalli.
"When I called him, I asked him
straight away, 'Do you have any
update?' And he said, 'I can't
say anything, I just say because
I have a good relationship with
you, we signed the second
rider.' " Asked if he understood
Yamaha's decision, Rins said he
was perplexed and feels he still
has much to give. "If you know
a little bit of motorbikes, it's
difficult to understand, because
in a new project, how you can
have the future decided in just
three races? With the bike not
performing at 100 percent? I
have a lot of potential still in this
championship."
Briefly...
The Trackhouse team had a special
livery for this weekend, and Ai Ogura
used it to claim fifth on Sunday.
