Manuel Pecino’s Indonesian Sprint keys

Martin’s downfall

In the first round

With a stratospheric pole he proved his status as the fastest driver in Mandalika. The lead as soon as he started predicted a new victory for Martín, but a crash at turn 16 initially ruined his chances. The same point where he landed on the ground during the morning training session… What a mistake!

2

Marc Marquez

Super output

He’s done it again!… Both good and bad. A new crash in Q2, well, two in a row this time, relegated him to the last position in the fourth row of the grid. But one of his ‘miracle starts’ saw him exit the first corner of the race in fourth place. His last podium was a miracle?… No, it was Marc Márquez.

3

Enea Bastianini

Error in the first corner

In the run-up to the GP, the Italian driver explained that after winning last weekend at Misano, he understood that the key to a good result is at the start of the race. But Bastianini failed at the first corner. However, he finished second. If it had gone well, few doubted that he would have won the race… Aeneas was in an amazing moment.

4

Bezzecchi almost messed it up

The Italian was about to deliver Bagnaia

In Mandalika, the best version of Marco can be seen again. He qualified second on the grid and took advantage of his position to stick to the wheel of Bagnaia, the race leader. But a mistake at turn 10, where he nearly overtook Pecco, made him miss out on the podium more likely.

5

Pedro Acosta

One step forward, one step back

His technicians found ‘something’ that allowed him to be competitive in the first laps, which was his Achilles Heel. But as always in racing, when you win on one side, you lose on the other side, which in this case is the second side of the races. Now it’s time to find the balance. But Acosta is back to his best version.