After watching a Ducati rider get the better of him for a third con🐼secutive race, Bagnaia was peerless during the Dutch MotoGP.

Bagnaia tried to take the lead at turn one initially, only for Brad Binder to stun the worldꦡ champion with a late-braking manoeuvre before Bagnaia made his race winning overtake two laps later.

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Despite Binder and Marco Bezzecchi both trying to reel him back in at different stages, Bagnaia always✤ had an answer en route to his sixth win of 𓃲the season. 

"I tried as soon as possible because of the front tyre temperature," said Bagnaia post-race. "When you are so close be🤪hind, it’s very easy to pick up the temperature and the front tyre was a bit too soft. 

"I just tried t🏅o push lap-by-lap, and when I saw that Bez was close - he closed the gap by three tenths in one lap - I tried to push a lot again and control the gap. 

"Whenꩲ I noticed in the last lap th🌞at I started it with nine tenths [advantage] I was more calm."

After swapping the soft rear tyre for a medium due to the Grand Prix being much longer, Bezzecchi didn’t quite have the same level of performance as the spri෴nt.

However, that’s not the reason he couldn’t challenge Bagnaia, as a problem with the rear of h🔯is machine was the cause. 

Bezzecchi began by saying: "Very happy because this weekend we did a very good job. We have to be satisfied be✤cause I was leading every session, made the pole position which, in qualifying, I’m normally not very good at, and also won the sprint with a very good race.

"To make another podiuꦅm is fantastic. I’m satisfied because in the final part of the lap I had a probel with the bike that created a lo✤t of nerves. I was really scared that I could lose the podium."

Asked what the exact issue was, Bezzecchi claimed a vibration was limiting his ability to carryꩲ speed in faster corners. 

"When I finally go𒉰t very close I had to try and to risk. I prepared the overtake after corner five and I exited ve🐈ry fast. 

"Already into six I was leading before the braking. But then I pushed the gap a little bit to close [the gap] to Pecco and then I started to have this vibra🔜tion on the rear that was very strong. 

"I was very scared because I ꧅couldn’t lean the bike very far on fast 𝔍corners."