The keys to racing at Misano

The semi-rain started to fall in the seventh lap.

A few drops fell before leaving. The drivers started with a dry setup, but all the teams had their jet skis ready in the pitlane. On the seventh lap it started to rain, raising the question of what to do: continue or change the bike. The latter decided wrong, because a few laps later the rain stopped.

Martín’s decision to change the motorcycle.

First mistake of the race made by Jorge Martín when he started to change bikes when he was running second behind Bagnaia. The book says that in that situation ‘Do what your rival does’… turns out Jorge skipped class that day.

How Márquez took advantage of the uncertain track conditions.

He was running fifth when it started raining on lap #7 and track conditions became uncertain. Marc has shown once again that in these situations he is the absolute master. After two laps, he was leading the race; from there to the checkered flag.

Bagnaia’s impotence.

In the Italian broadcast of the race they insisted on saying that, riding behind Márquez, Bagnaia did not want to ‘attack’ Marc’s position because he was racing with the thought of capitalizing on Martín’s mistake. But both his post-race words and his non-verbal language expressed the helplessness he felt at not being able to confirm who his teammate would be next year.

The subliminal message left by Márquez’s victory.

In the end. With his victory, Marc reduced only five points to Bagnaia, but by winning three of the last four races, both Martín, leader of the championship, and the Italian, who is second in the provisional standings, are very clear with third party to join them. in the fight for the title. And in two weeks, the World Championship returns to Misano to repeat the GP… Tick, tick, tick, tick.