Marc Marquez beaten in “arm-wrestle” but “dog-fight” tipped for Sunday at Mugello
Marc Marquez gesture to Pecco Bagnaia "sporting, but not✅ friendly"
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez has eradicated his biggest weakness and will relish a scrap in Sunday’s main race at the Italian MotoGP, it is claimed.
Marquez was forced to settle for P2 at Mugello𓄧 in Saturday’s sprint behind Francesco ﷽Bagnaia.
Gresini’s Marquez expertly passed Pra🐠mac’s Jorge Martin, who later crashed out, but could not catch Bagnaia.
“Marquez had more race pace,” TNT 𒆙Sports’ Sylvain Guintoli said about the battle with Martin.
“He tried to overtake Martin on the straight.
“He has to go on the left side, the outside at Turn 1.♕ Martin held positဣion. He was good on the brakes, just match the guy on the outside on the brakes and there is no way through.
“🔜But Marquez found a solu꧑tion. Lap 6, he went on the other side.
“When you go on the right side you have to be careful that you don’t go too early. “You have to go on the paint, maximum risk. He ou🧸tbraked Martin.
“Marquez had the pa🅺ce, similaཧr to Pecco’s. That’s good for tomorrow.
“Today was more of an arm-wrestle a𒊎t distance. Hopefully tomorrow they can be closer and we have a doཧg-fight!”
Marquez gesture 'sporting, but not friendly'
Marquez is consistently battling the factory-spec Ducatis of 🅺Bagnaia and Martin despite adjusting to yea𒅌r-old machinery this season.
His Saturday at Mugello hin🌊ted at overcoming his major flaw in qualifyi▨ng too.
“We𒊎 tend to forget that. Marquez is on the Ducati of last year,” Guintoli added.
“Whicꦦh, at the moment, doesn’t [suit] anybody else.
“All of the other riders are really struggling. Di Giannantonio finishedꦺ last season in a strong way, Bezzecchi was competitive, Alex Marquez as well.
“The other guys aren’t getting on with it. But ꦉMarc makes it work.
“His weakest point, until here in Mugello, was qualifying. Now it looks like he’s🦂 got the pace with a new tyre, as well.
“When he got past, straight away he had the better pace and did the fastest la🔴p.
“Marquez has the one-lap pace. I get the fe💧eling he is still progressing, s♐till getting better.”
Marquez respectfully patted the victorious Bagnaia moments after the🌼 chequered flag.
“Nice to see the touch, t🎶he gesture,” said Michael Laverty.
“T𒁃here was bad blood between these two in Portimao and there will be more,💧 as the season progresses.
“But I liked𓂃 the gesture from Marওc, giving Pecco his dues.”
Guintoli added: “It wasn’t friendly. It was sporting, but🀅 not friendly, no no.
“It’s ๊respect. That’s Marc sayin♎g ‘I could not catch you’.
“In his mind he is thinking ‘wait until tomor𒉰row!’”
Martin’s lead at the top of the champ♛ionship has been cut to 27 points by Bagnaia.
Marquez is third, 33 points off Martin.
“Pecco meant business,” Laverty analysed.
“He is fired up t🔯his weekend and the home crowd are willing him on.
“He got a fantastic jum𝔍p off the line. Unfortunately for Vinales, he got swallowed up.
“Martin🌌, I thought, would 🐠want to respond immediately because he knew the speed that Pecco has had all weekend, and he couldn’t afford to let him get a gap.
“Bezzecchi was there, matching his pace. Back and f🌸orth between Martin and Bezzecchi.
“Martin was then throwing everything at it - unfortunately he threw😼 too much at it.”
Laverty said ab♌out Martin’s crash: “The𓆉 lap before, I noticed he was in deep. “Trying to match Marc on the brakes.
“He got in too hot, and the front tucked under. No🤡t big, in terms of an error.
“But at that stage, with grip drop༺ping, he was labouring to match Marc.
“It’s only the second mistake he’s made 💫t🌊his year in race trim. They don’t want to be making those mistakes. It will haunt them tonight.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coveri👍ng everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
