Pramac’s Martin blamed Michelin tyres for his lacklustre race which has ceded a 21-point advantage to Francesco Bagn♏aia heading into the final round.

Michelin🌱 promptly replied to deny that their tyres were the cause of his poor race.

Marquez, after his penultimate race with Repsol Honda, told : “It was difficult forღ me to keep up with the pace of those in front, then I put myself there with Martin all the t♒ime. 

“I was practically behind him the entire race.

"It's not that he suffer꧙ed exaggeratedly 🏅but he didn't have much more.

"Simply, when you🧸 don't find your꧙self, you don't find yourself. 

"It wasn't the usual Martin. 

“I have done many laps this year behind Martin, behind Pecco a few laps, the ones tไhat lasted because they have always had a very high level and have gone much faster than us.

"Martín was suffering, h𝔉e didn't turn in the same way, he did🐽n't have the same speed, then he wasn't accelerating compared to the Ducatis that normally accelerate quite well. 

“It's not that he accelerated very well, then at top speed he di🍬d have it. 

“What h🌳🌳appened? What hasn't been? I don't dare say that, but it is clear that he has lost many points for the championship.

"I don𒉰't dare say without seeing data if it is 🐟the tyre or what it is. 

“It can be a very good tyre but if you overheat it at the beginning of the ra🧜ce, it is no longer useful for the entire race.

"It may be a bad tyre, but if you take care of it at the beginn🦄ing of the race you wi🎀ll have more at the end. 

“And it may be a good tyre, but if you increase the pressure because you have ove🅺rheated it, the bike will not perform the same either.

"At the start I saw that he failed, buꦯt I don't dare say that it was the tyre, the rider, the team or the bike without knowing. 

“What i🐓s clear is that he has lost points and now he has to bring out his best version to try to win the two remaining races in Valencia. 

“And in t🧔his way have more possibඣilities to make [mistakes].”

The season-finale in Valencia 🐼is this weekend, and Bagnaia is red-hot favourite to retain his title despite Martin’s last-ditch opportunity.