Francesco Bagnaia: “I know the win came because of a crash for Marc”

Francesco Bagnaia seize😼s COTA MotoGP victory after Marc 🧸Marquez’s perfect win streak ends with a crash from the lead in Texas.

Francesco Bagnaia, 2025 Americas MotoGP at COTA
Francesco Bagnaia, 2025 Americas MotoGP at COTA

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia claimed a surprise first victory of the 2025 MotoGP season after team-mate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez’s hopes of a perfect six-race𒁏 winning streak ended in a crash from the lead at COTA.

Bagnaia, under mounting pressure after being outpaced by Marquez in every session so far this season, admitted 𒆙the Spania෴rd was again on another level before making his big mistake.

After chaos on the grid as Marquez triggered a mass exodus for slick tyres, the #93 converted his pole position into theꦺ early lead. Meanwhile, Bagnaia launched from sixth to third, then overtook Alex Marquez on l🀅ap 4 of 19.

Marc was already out of reach and still setting a peerless pace, but he c🌌rashed after being caught out by the Turn 4 kerb on lap 9. Once in the lead, Bagnaia monitored a two-second lead over the Gresini machine of new title leader Alex Marquez.

“It’s an incredible feeling, I’m very haജppy. It’s the first time I’ve won here at COTA,” Bagnaia said.

“I know that the win came because of a crash for Marc. He was faster than us, 🦄faster than everybody else today. So I was just trying to 🦄match his pace as best as possible.

“As soon as I saw him crash, I just kept pushing to open the gap to Alex. He was still very close, and it wasn’t easy - he was gaining a lot in Sector 1, staying close in Sector 2, and I was only able to pull away in Se🍬ctor 3 by braking hard into Turn 12.”

Bagnaia, Alex Marquez, 2025 Americas MotoGP at COTA
Bagnaia, Alex Marquez, 2025 Americas MotoGP at COTA

Bagnaia w💯ill hope his victory marks a turning point after struggling to exploit his usual braking strength on the latest GP25, even though it is heavily based on last year’s GP24.

“The start of the season hasn’t been easy. From the winteℱr tests to the first two races, I struggled to find my feeling under braking. But this weekend helped me a lot - I finally found what I was searching for,” he said.

“I’m really happy for my team, ♔because they’re the ones always pushing m♍e and making me smile while I ride. So thanks to them, thanks to my team at home who always work super hard to help me.

“I’m just super happy today… Iꦗ’ve already lost my voice💮!”

Marc “was aggressive over the kerbs”

Marquez’s race unravelled at Turn 4, where he lost the front after cutting too much o♑f the wet kerb and was sent sliding across the track.

“I cou꧅ld see he was very aggressive over the kerbs,” Bagnaia explained.

“To be that competitive, you have to cut a lot into T﷽urn 4, but it was probably still a bit wet. Normaꦦlly, I also try to use that kerb, but in today’s warm-up lap, I touched it and the grip wasn’t good.

“I saw him lose the fro💟nt… But if hꦕe hadn’t crashed, he would have still been pulling away, because his pace was fantastic.”

Marc Marquez, Bagnaia, 2025 Americas MotoGP at COTA
Marc Marquez, Bagnaia, 2025 Americas MotoGP at COTA

Bagnaia: "I feel better than last year"

After his first COTA💙 win, Bagnaia is focused on building momentum as MotoGP heads to Qatar.

“It’s difficult to say if I’m back to that sweeജt feeling of last year’s GP24.

“But last ♍year, I really struggled here at COTA. I finished eighth in the Sprint and fifth in the race.

“This year, I’ve made a big step forward. Compared to last year, I felt much bette♏r.

“The next one is Qatar, a very go🎉od track for me, so I’ll just keep wor🎶king and keep improving.”

Bagnaia has closed to within 12 points of new world championship leader Alex Ma🃏rquez and is one point behind Marc.

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