Enea Bastianini and Jorge Martin repeated♓ly came together in a scrap during the sprint race at the Solidarity🐽 Barcelona MotoGP.

Bastianini finished second and Martin third, after a last-gasp ove🍒rtake, behind winner Pecco Bagnaia, setting up a Sunday title-decider.

Martin has a 19-point le𓃲ading ahead of the grand prix after surviving his tangle with Baꦐstianini.

“Usually it takes Enea until Lap 10 to get going! He was imme💜diately fiery from the start,” TNT Sports’ Michael Laverty said.

“Th꧙e moves into Turn 1 - he’s got the room and he sends it down the insid𝄹e. Then begins to squeeze him off, a bit.”

Lavert🐼y analysed their most contentious battle: “Next time around, Enea is do𝔍wn the inside. Look at how he squeezes him. There was almost contact.

“Very, very close racing - but c♔lean. It was on the wire.”

Laverty noted: “He touches against his boot.”

Sylvain Guintoli replied: “Yes, they had contact.

“Enea was actually stronger in the braking zone. Jorge had trouble ther🌌e. Bastianini was very aggressive.

“This is the Bastianini we want to see, the Bast🔯ianini who could have won championship🍬s on a Ducati.

“Bastianini was fighting for third in the championship against Marc Marquez, and for his teammate 🐠as well.”

Ducati boss Davide Tardozzi told TNT Sports about Bastianin🥂i: “Finall🍰y, he made a good start!

“He wants third pla🦄ce in the championship. He did a fantastic race.

“ꦦFinally, on the last l꧃ap when the rear tyre consumption was tough…”