Revealed: Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia and Brad Binder’s private reaction to epic Thailand MotoGP highlights

Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia and Brad Binder shared their immediate reactions to the brilliant Thailand MotoGP in a private moment after the race.
Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, Brad Binder podium, MotoGP race, Thailand MotoGP, 29 October
Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, Brad Binder podium, MotoGP race, Thailand MotoGP, 29 October

The victorious Martin told his rivals: “I’🍸m very tired.”

Bagnaia: “I was expecting a faster pace.”

Martin: “But if not, you weren’t getting to the e♓nd. I was controlling it a bit. But with 12 laps to go, I tried to push but theꦅre was nothing left.

“If you were pushing at th❀e beginning, it was worse🌟 for me.”

Bagnaia: “I pushed the whole race because…

“I had a lot of fights.

“I was recovering a lot. Under braking and in S🌱ector🌱 3.

“But you were very strong at Turn 1 and 3.”

Martin: “On the exit?”

Bagnaia: “Yes.”

Martin: “Becau🍌se you 🐠used the tyres more. I never opened the throttle.”

Bagnaia: “You could have used the soft.”

Martin: “Ar🐎e you crazy? You gave me three seconds.

“When I saw you on the outside I thought ‘No! This is too🎶 much!’

“I would have been embarrassed.”

Bagnaia: “You braked very slowly.”

Martin: “I closed the line a lot.”

Bagnaia: “I don’t kౠnow if it was for a reference.”

Martin: “When you were first in🎉 the last corner, you were like this [mimes leaning over]. I never stopped worrying.”

Jorge Martin, Brad Binder, Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP, Australian MotoGP, 21 October
Jorge Martin, Brad Binder, Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP, Australian MotoGP, 21 October

Remarkable highlights of the 🔴battle between the podium trio played out on a TV as they watched.

Binder teased “Sorry mate” as they watched a replay of their c▨at-and-mouse antics.

Bagnaia: “Also, Alex Marquez with the soft.”

Binder: “Ah yeah?”

Ma🌞rtin: “That’s why he was fast. No? How did he fi𒀰nish?”

Bagnaia: “He crashed.”

Binder: “What was the gap to fourth?”

Martin: “It wasn’t that much📖. Because I saw them.”

Binder: “I saw just the group so I don’t 🏅know🥂 how far they were.”

Martin: “I was always 0.1s, 0.2s.”

Martin said♒ as the epic🍃 last lap was replayed on TV: “I used the tyre there.”

Bagnaia: “I said ‘maybe he will do the same as me and I will take𒐪 advantage’.”

Martin: “Wow, it was a nice race.”

Binder: “This last one I had to close!”

Bagnaia: “Like the end at Sachsenring.”

Martin: “This was amazing.”

Martin: “I pushed like it wa෴s a time attack. The last lap, mamma mia.”

Martin asked Binder: “What happened? Did you touch the gree🌞n?”

Binder replied: “Yes, I lost 🥃the front at Turn 4.”

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