168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez has eradicated his biggest weakness and will relish a scrap in Sunday’s main race at the Italian MotoGP, it is claimed.

Marquez was forced to💞 settle for P2 at Mugello in Saturday’s sprint behind Francesco Bagnaia.

Gresini’s Marquez expertly passed Pramac’s Jorge Martin, who later crashed out, but co🐠uld not catch Bagnai💮a.

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“Marquez had more ⛦race pace,” TNT Sports’ Sylvain Guintoli said about the battle with Martin.

“He tried to overtake Martin on the straight.

“He has to go on the left side, the outside at Turn 1. Martin held position. He was good on the brakes, just match the guy on the outside on the ඣbrakes and th💙ere is no way through.

“But Marquez found a s♒olution. Lap 6🗹, he went on the other side.

“Whe🅘n you go on the right side you have to be careful that you don’t go too early. “You have to go on the paint, maximum risk. He outbraked Martin.

“Marquez had the pace, similar to Pecco’s. That’s good for tomorr🐟ow.

“T🌟oday was more o💎f an arm-wrestle at distance. Hopefully tomorrow they can be closer and we have a dog-fight!”

Marquez gesture 'sporting, but not friendly'

Marquez꧅ is consistently battling the factory-spec Ducatis♏ of Bagnaia and Martin despite adjusting to year-old machinery this season.

Hisꦓ Saturday at Mugello hinted at overcoming his major flaw in qualify꧃ing too.

“We tend to forget that. Marquez is on the Duca♎t🏅i of last year,” Guintoli added.

“Which, at the moment, doesn’t [suit]🏅 anybody else.

“All of the other riders are really struggling. Di Giꦆannantonio finished last season in a strong way, Bezzecchi was competitive, Alex Marquez as well.

“The other guys🌼 aren’t getting on with it. But Marc makes it work.

“His we🌳akest point, until here in Mugello, was qualifying. Now it looks like he’s got the pace with a new tyre, as well.

“When he got past, straight away he had the better pace and didꦆ the fastest lap.

“Marquez has the one-✤lap pace. I get the feeling he is still progressing, still getting better.”

Marquez respectfully💛 patted the victorious Ba❀gnaia moments after the chequered flag.

“Nice to see ✱the touch, the gesture,” sai❀d Michael Laverty.

“There was bad blood between these🤪 two in Portimao and there will be more, as the season progresses.

“But I liked ♉the ges🎃ture from Marc, giving Pecco his dues.”

Guintoli added: “It wasn’t friendly. It was sp🦂orting, but not friendly, no no.

“It’s respect. That’s Marc saying ▨‘I could not catch you’.

“In his mind he is thinking🐠 ‘wait until tomorrow!’”

Martin’s lead at the to♊p of the championship has been cut to 27 points by Bagnaia.

Marquez is third, 33 points off Martin.

“Pecco meant business,” Laverty analysed.

“He is fired upಌ this weekend an🐬d the home crowd are willing him on.

“He got a fantastic jump off the line. Unfortun🐲ately for Vinales, he got swallowed up.

“Martin, I thought, would want to respond i💟mmediately because he knew the speed that Pecco has had all weekend, and he cou🐈ldn’t afford to let him get a gap.

“Bezzecchi was there, matching his pac⛄e. Back and forth between Martin and Be🍌zzecchi.

“Martin was then throwing everything at it - unfortunatelyꦡ he threw too much at it.”

Laverty said about Martin’s crash: “The lap b🦂efore, I noticed he was in deep. “Trying to match Marc on the brakes.

“He got𝓀 in too hot, and the front tucked under. Not big, in terms of an error.

“But at that stꦚage, with grip dropping, he was labouring to match Marc.

“It’s only the second mistake heꦬ’s made this year in race trim. They don’t want to♑ be making those mistakes. It will haunt them tonight.”