Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia strike back in Phillip Island MotoGP warm-up

“I see three big rivals for today”

Marc Marquez, Enea Bastianini, Francesco Bagnaia, 2024 Australian MotoGP
Marc Marquez, Enea Bastianini, Francesco Bagnaia, 2024 Australian MotoGP

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini got the better of Australian MotoGP pole qualifier and Sprint winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin in Sunday morning warm-up.

However, title leader Martin was only 0.270s from the top and - most significantly - using old tyre꧒s.

After analysing tyre wear on the new asphalt during the 13-lap Sprint, Michelin gave t🦹he green light for riders to again use the soft rear compound for ♕today’s full-length grand prix.

“Probably we will see many riders with the hard front and soꦍft rear again,” said Michelin’s Piero Tarama🍒sso.

But putting 27 laps on the soft rear is still a step into the unknown ꦛand - while Marquez, Bagnaia and Bastianini started warm-up with 4 or 5 laps on their rear soft - Martin began the session with a soft rear and hard front that had both already done 13 laps.

That means they were probably the very same tyres he rode with to victory on🐲 Saturday. By the end of warm-up, they had done 20 laps each. All of Martin’s wa💧rm-up laps were in the low ‘28s, just a few tenths behind Marquez’s 1m 27.812s best.

“I see three big rivals for today,” Martin said after warm-up, referring 🦹to Marquez, Bagnaia and Bastianini, “but I feel confident.”

Martin will start this afternoon’s race 16 points clear of reigning champion Bagnaia who, like team-mate Bastianini, seemed to find something for Sunday🌜 after fading to fourth in the Sprint.

“It looks like Bagnaia and Bastianini also did a step this morning,” acknowledged M🃏arc Marquez, who fought from eighth to second in the Sprint after being surprised by Martin's braking at Turn 1 (to disengage the holeshot dev𝐆ice).

Bagna𝕴ia and Aleix Espargaro were involved in a 'disagreement' after a close moment at the Turn 4 hai🃏rpin.

The medium rear tyre is also an option for the grand prix, with Marco Bezzecchi using it to hold fifth place in tꦫhe Sprint until his collision with Maverick Vinales o♑n the penultimate lap.

However, all riders used the soft rear for warm-up, which took pla൩ce without Pedro Acosta, the rookie being declared unfit due to a shoulder injury in the Sprint.

Bezzecchi has a long lap to serve in the race for the Vinales incident, with Alex Marquez also heading for the penalty lo༺op after hitting Joan Mir in Motegi.

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