The keys to the Malaysian Sprint, by Manuel Pecino

Jorge Martin

cannon rhythm

Yesterday Martín crashed while trying to finish the day before Bagnaia; Today the Italian relegated him to second place on the grid after setting a devastatingly fast lap. “I know how it affects a driver’s head to know that you did your best, but it wasn’t enough.” But far from intimidating, Jorge was clearly clear on what his plan was. He exited the first corner, and once in front he applied ‘remove the oxygen’ mode to his rival… and it worked. It was on the third lap that Bagnaia went to ground in his attempt not to let Martín escape; a mistake that gives Martín three quarters of the World Cup.

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Bagnaia

New autumn in Sprint

There was a huge splash of cold water when Pecco went down on the third lap. New mistake for the World Champion anyway, zero number eight of the season. At -29 points back with Martín having 62 points at stake, his third crown was very difficult for him.

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cold head

After the race, Jorge explained that while Bagnaia was on the track, his concentration was full, but when he realized that Pecco had fallen, he dispersed. As he later explained, he began to doubt whether he should pass Marc, who was close to him, and began to calculate the points he would win and what it would mean for the championship. But Jorge knows how to refocus and pursue his career… In these situations that understand the previous work with sports psychologists.

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Marquez

Your bet on the warm-up

A beautiful podium. On what was one of its two ‘bad’ circuits, crossing the finish line in second, less than a second behind the winner, was a much-appreciated result. Uncomfortable on the bike after the morning session, Marc and his team risked going into Q2 with a setting that had never been tried before, and it was bingo!… Marc never threw in the towel.

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yamaha

The new material from Japan

Fifth place at the finish line was the best result for Yamaha and Fabio Quartararo this season; and we are talking about the penultimate race of the year. For this race, Japan sent new material to its official team – engine, exhausts, chassis… -, which this time represents a clear step forward. We hope that what we see today are the first green shoots of Yamaha’s recovery; The World Cup needs the Japanese back.