Thailand MotoGP: Johann Zarco “thinking of Ducati contract” in Francesco Bagnaia fight, says Michael Laverty
Zarco set five consecutive fastest laps in the wet Buriram conditions, passing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez and eventually finishing fourth. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Miguel Oliveira won.
Ducati Lenovo Team rider Bagnaia finished on the podium and Pramac Racing’s Zarco did not try to cost his te༺ammate any points as the title race heats up, Laverty thinks.
“Honestly, it lookedꦍ like he tempered his♎ aggression on the last two laps,” Laverty said on BT Sport.
“He had a chance at the win. You could see ๊how hard he was pushing. H🧜e was the man with the pace.
“But on the last two laps I think he possibꦡly could have made an attempt, a manoeuvre at Pecco.
“But he thought of his Ducati 💞contract! He was playing theꦉ game!”
Sylvain Guintol♌i said: “He pushed hard to get to Marquez and Pecco. The mix of having pushed on the tyres, and also thinking of the championship and a Ducati contract in the future!”
What happened to Fabio Quartararo?
Bagnaia reduced the deficit from 18 to two points in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP 2022 standings behind leader 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo, who had a shocking race and finished 17th.
“H🍌e gave away 12 seconds on the first lap,” Lav💖erty said about Quartararo. “He wasn’t even the fastest Yamaha out there, he was half-a-second slower than his teammate. He couldn’t challenge the Ducatis.
“It will be tough for him to tak🐓e, a tough race. He will be disappܫointed.”
G🌠uintoli saꦗid: “It looked like he was struggling for side grip, hesitating on the corners.
✃“It took him ages to get up to speed. It just didn’t happen for him today.
“One ꦍweek - the difference it makes! The margins are so small so you need to have confidence. In the wet it is about confidence and side-grip.”
James was a sports journalist 🍰at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to🧔 F1.
