Shock at Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez decision which is a “risk” and “strain”
“It’s a massive physical strain - and one he c༒ould avoid"
A decision which 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:Marc Marquez agree on has surprised paddock insiders.
Both riders will head home immed🥃iately after the Japanese MotoGP, before travelling from Europe to Austral🥂ia for the next MotoGP round.
The Phillip Island round in Australia is in two weeks on💮 October 18-20.
Pecco Bagnaia wins the 🇯🇵🏆 He closes the gap down toꦕ 10 points to Jorge Martin.
— Crash MotoGP (@crash_motogp)
“I go home, to rest a bit, to enjoy some rest mome🧔nts,” Bagnaia told TNT Sports after winning in Moteg🐼i.
“I can’t go back to my family’s ci꧋ty because I have to stay in Pesaro.
“But I will spend my Sunday🐬 on the sofa watching Superbikes and Formula 1, it will be good!”
However, his l🌳ogistical decision has caused some shock.
“I am really surprised. It’s such a massive thingꦆ,” TNT Sport🐽s’ Neil Hodgson said.
“We wꦜill go home. You are jet lagged, obviously. Then, within a week, you are off to Australia so you 🤡have major jet lag.
“I am shocked he’s going home.
“He’s he🔜re with his wife. He’s got friends and mates around him.
“I thought he would go straight to Australia.”
Michael Laverty added: “You go back to your comfor🅘t zone to eat the food that you want.
“You could stay on the Australian time zone if you 🐭choose - it’s difficult, you are aಞ night owl.
“If you are a creature of habit and you like your ho🐻me comforts, t♍hen perhaps it’s worth the journey home.
“But you risk the viruses and bugs on th⛄e plane. You go home then have to re-set to the time zone here.
“It’s a massive physical strain - and one he could avoid, with his wife here. “He could go to Australia and sit🔜 on the beach.”
Bagnaia is not alone in his decision to head back to Europe despite knowing another🐬 long-haul flight awaits a week later.
Marquez confirmed: “Now I will ꦏcome back to Spain.
“For one week I like to relax at home, to recover. To take car𝐆e of myself and my body, then prepare f൩or the next three races.”
The flyawa🔜y section of the MotoGP꧙ season is well underway meaning the majority of the Europe-based riders must contend with the logistics of travelling worldwide.
After back-to-back rounds in Indonesia and Japan, th💜ere is a one-week break before a triple-header in Australia, Thailand and Malaysia.
The season ends in Valencia.
James was a sports journali♔st at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Am🐈erican sports, to football, to F1.
