Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martin repeatedly came together in a scrap during the spri🐟nt race at the Solidarity Barcelona MotoGP.

Bastianini finished second and Martin t♏hird, after a last-gasp overtake, behind winner Pecco Bagnaia, setting up a Sunday title-decider.

Martin has a 19-point leaꩲding ahead of the grand prix after surviving his tangle with Bastianini.

“Usually it takes Enea until Lap 10 t💜o get going! He was immediately fiery from the start,” TNT Sports’ Michael Laverty said.

“The moves into Turn 1 - he’s got the room and he sends it down the inside. The💦n begins to squeeze him off, a bit.”

Laverty analysed their most contentious battle: “Next time around, En💦ea is down the inside. Look at how he squeezes him. There was almost contact.

“Ve🔥ry, very c𒐪lose racing - but clean. It was on the wire.”

Laverty noted: “He touches against his boot.”

Sylvain Guintoli replied: “Yes, they had contact.

“Enea was actually stronger in the braking zone. Jor🐬ge h𝕴ad trouble there. Bastianini was very aggressive.

“This is the Bastianini we want to see, the Bastianini who could have w♍on championships on a Ducati.

“Bastianini was fighting for third in the championship against Marc Marquez, and for his teamma💖te a♚s well.”

Ducati boss Davide Tardozzi told TN🌜T Sports about Bastianini: “Finally, he made a good start!

“He wan𒁏ts third place ♚in the championship. He did a fantastic race.

“Finally, on﷽ the last lap when the rear tyre consumption was tough…”