VOLUME ISSUE NOVEMBER , P77
89 JORGE MARTIN
3RD/7TH MOTOGP
"The fracture is improving every
day, and I'm sure I'll be close to 100
percent at Portimao," Jorge Martin
said after the GP. "I gave it everything
in the race, but starting that far back,
it was hard to try a comeback like
Saturday's. I couldn't make the most
of the bike's potential, because physi-
cally I still didn't have the strength to
stop it the way I needed to. So, I kept
losing a few tenths. I gave it a go, and
in the circumstances, I think seventh
is a good result."
MYOWNRACE
23 ENEA BASTIANINI
8TH/5TH MOTOGP
"It was tough. I kept a good line at the
start and found a good position. I then
tried to keep close to Pedro [Acosta]
and Marc for the podium, but in the
middle part of the race Marc was
gone," Enea Bastianini said of the
GP. "I had pressure with Ai [Ogura]
as well! We had a lot of chatter on
the left corners. I cannot complain too
much because we didn't have that
problem during the weekend. We did
a good job, and we were the first KTM
this time. I'm getting closer to the
podium, but it hasn't arrived yet. We
have two more chances, and I want to
give it to the team."
"First of all, I want to apologize to
Pecco and his entire team," Aldeguer said.
"I made a mistake while attempting an
overtake, and I'm really sorry about it. It
was a difficult race."
In the restart for a 10-lap race,
Marquez grabbed the holeshot ahead of
Bezzecchi and Di Giannantonio, while Mar-
tin immediately began making progress
through the field from his 11th place on
the grid. The Aprilia rider soon moved up
to fourth and challenged the leaders.
Bezzecchi attempted to pass Marquez
at turn 15 on lap two, but the pair subse-
quently made contact when the Italian
tried another move at turn one. Bezzec-
chi held the inside line as Marquez ran a
wide, squared-off line, cutting back to the
apex only to find Bezzecchi right where he
wanted to be. Contact was made, and Bez-
zecchi subsequently lost the front and slid
out, with the Stewards ruling it a racing
incident that required no further action.
Giannantonio (49) in the
second.
