Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia strike back in Phillip Island MotoGP warm-up

“I see three big rivals for today”

Marc Marquez, Enea Bastianini, Francesco Bagnaia, 2024 Australian MotoGP
Marc Marquez, Enea Bastianini, Francesco Bagnaia, 2024 Australian MotoGP

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini got the better of Australian MotoGP pole qualifier and Sprint winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin in Sunday morning warm-up.

Howeve🌺r, title leader Martin was only 0.270s from the top and - most significantly - using old tyres.

After analysing tyre wear on t🅺he new asphalt during the 13-lap Sprint, Michelin gave t൩he green light for riders to again use the soft rear compound for today’s full-length grand prix.

“Probably we will see many riders with the hard 😼front and soft rear again,” said Michelin’s Piero Taramasso.

But putting 27 laps on the soft rear is still a step into the unknown and - while Marquez, Bagnaia and Bastianini started warm-up wꦑith 4 ♓or 5 laps on their rear soft - Martin began the session with a soft rear and hard front that had both already done 13 laps.

That means they were probably the very same tyres he rode with to victory on Sat🐠urday. By the end ofꦗ warm-up, they had done 20 laps each. All of Martin’s warm-up laps were in the low ‘28s, just a few tenths behind Marquez’s 1m 27.812s best.

“I see three big rivals for today,” Martin said after warm-up, referring to Marquez, Bagnaia and Bas🃏ti🐼anini, “but I feel confident.”

Martin will start this afternoon’s race 16 points clear of reigning champion Bagnaia who, like team-mate Bastianini, seemed to find something for Sunday af🐼t🙈er fading to fourth in the Sprint.

“It looks like Bagnaia and Bastianini also did a step this morning,” acknowledged Marc Marquez, who fought from eighth to second in the Sprint after beiღng surprised by Martin's braking at Turn 1 (to disengage the holeshot device).

Bagnaia and Aleix Espargaro were involved in a 'disagreement' after a close momenꦬt at the Turn 4 hairpin.

The medium rear tyre is also an option for the grand prix, with Marco Bezzecchi using it to hold fifth place in the Sprint until his collision with Maverick Vinales on the penu꧙ltimate lap.

However, al♎l riders used the soft rear for warm-up, which took place without Pedro Acosta, the rookie being declared unfit due to a shoulder injury in the Sprint.

Bezzecchi has a long lap to serv🃏e in the race for the Vinales incident, with Alex Marquez also heading for the penalty loop after hitting Joa൩n Mir in Motegi.

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