The keys to Australian racing, by Manuel Pecino

These were the decisive moments of the Australian GP race held this Sunday at Phillip Island.

Márquez’s decision to remove the tear from the grid

An insect landed on Marc’s helmet visor during the warm-up lap, forcing him to remove his disposable screen from the starting grid. It ended up in front of the rear wheel, causing the wheel to spin at the start and ruining his start… Marc came 13th into the first corner.

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Marc’s prowess in left corners

As was the case yesterday, Márquez staged an amazing comeback supported by his immense determination and the overwhelming advantage over his rivals in the left-hand curves. Achieving this at a circuit where tire management is crucial gives even more credit to Marc’s amazing achievement.

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Team Pramac notice to Martín

Only Jorge knows how much his championship situation slowed him down one-on-one with Márquez. As Márquez himself said after the race, “he has more to lose than me.” But when Marc unleashed his attack he planted his foot on the wall. An attitude he abandoned when from the wall the team made gestures for him to use his head.

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Bagnaia’s ‘cold’ weekend

At no point throughout the weekend did Pecco’s garage provide its rider with a motorcycle capable of standing up to Martín; He was always one step behind. Now premature front tire wear ruled him out of the fight for victory. Bagnaia arrives in Australia -10 points behind Martín; He left Phillip Island on -20 points.

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Raúl Fernández’s motorcycle without aerodynamics.

It is not decisive for the result of the race, but it is an interesting initiative. At Aprilia, they asked Raúl to start the race without wings. On a circuit with the characteristics of Phillip Island, lacking in basic braking and acceleration – areas where the aerodynamic load is decisive – giving up all the aero appendages is an interesting experiment; positive in what they tell me.