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 Mugello in Saturday’s sprint behind Francesco Bagn☂aia.

Gresin𓆏i’s Marquez expertly passed Pramac’s Jorge Martin, who later crashed out, but could not catch Bagnaia.

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“Marquez had more race pace,” TNT Spor𝄹ts’ Sylvain Guintoli s🔯aid 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 position. He was good on the brakes, just match the guy on the outside oಞn the brakes and there is no ༺way through.

“But Marquez found a solution. Lap 6, he went🌼 on the other side.

“When you go on the right side you ha𒐪ve to be car𝔉eful that you don’t go too early. “You have to go on the paint, maximum risk. He outbraked Martin.

“Marquez had the pace, similar to Pecco’s. That’s good fꦰor tomorrow.

“Today 🉐was more of an arm-wrestle at distance. Hopefully tomorrow they can be cl𒆙oser and we have a dog-fight!”

Marquez gesture 'sporting, but not friendly'

Marquez is consistently battling t🉐he factory-spec Ducatis of Bagna🔥ia and Martin despite adjusting to year-old machinery this season.

His Saturday at Mugello hinted at overcomiඣng his major flaw in qu🐻alifying too.

“We tend to forget 🧸that. Marquez is on the Ducati🍬 of last year,” Guintoli added.

“Which, at t🐬he moment, doesn’t [suit] ꧅anybody else.

“All of thꦏe other riders are really struggling. Di Giannantonio finished🌠 last season in a strong way, Bezzecchi was competitive, Alex Marquez as well.

“The other guys aren’t getting on with it. But Marc makes it🍌 work.

“His weakest point, until here in Mugello, was qualifying. Now it lo𒅌oks like he’s got the pace with a new tyre, as well.

“When he got past, straight away h🦩e had the better pace and did the fastest lap.

“Marquez has the one-lap pac🌠e. I get the feeling he is still progressing, still getting better.”

Marquez respectfully patte💧d the victor⛦ious Bagnaia moments after the chequered flag.

“Nice to see the touch, ꧑the gesture,” said Michael Laverty.

“There was bad blood between the꧙se two in Portimao and there will be more, as the season🎀 progresses.

“But I liked the gesture from Marc, giving Pecco 𝓰his dues.”

Guintoli added: “It wasn’t friend🐽ly. It was sporting, but not friendly, no no.

“It’s respect. That’s Marc sayi🐽ng ‘I could not catch youও’.

“In his mind he is thinking ‘wait until to🌠mo♏rrow!’”

Martin’s lead at the top of the champion🅺ship has been cut to 27 points by Bagnaia.

Marquez is third, 33 points off Martin.

“Pecco meant business,” Laverty analysed.

“He is fired up this weekend a🧸nd the home crowd are willing him on.

“He got a fantastic jump 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 geꦗt a gap.

“Bezzecchi was there, matching his pace. B🎶ack and forth bet🅰ween Martin and Bezzecchi.

“Martin was then throwing everything at it - uཧnfortunately he threw too much at it.”

Laverty said about Marti📖n’s crash: “The lap before, I noticed he was in deep. “Trying to match Marc on the brakes.

“He got in too hoౠt, and the front tucked under. Not big, in terms of an error.

“But at that 🍬stage, with grip dropping, he was labouring to match Marc.

“It’s only the second mistake he’s made this year in race trim. They don’t want to be making those mi🌠stakes. It will haunt them toℱnight.”