LORD FILIPPO – Bagnaia crosses the Australian finish line and celebrates as if he had won: because today’s 3rd place is a mortgage on the world championship that Ducati has been chasing since 2007. Quarterlyreigning champion and rival of the Piedmontese, he crashed dramatically in the first part of the race. The pursuit of Pecco (who was at -91 from Fabio this summer) is over: now he is in chargewith 14 points clear of the Yamaha rider, e in a week in Malaysia he could celebrate the world title with one gp in advance. The last Italian to do it was a certain Valentino Rossiit was 2009. At Phillip Island he crossed the finish line first Flushingand it is another beautiful story, because the Suzuki next year will no longer be at the start of the world championship: Alex, who has found a place in the second Honda team, dedicates this success to his team. Behind him a Marc Marquez definitively found. Alessio Espargarò with Aprilia he does not go beyond 9th place and in all likelihood says goodbye to world dreams. Bastianini was the protagonist of an amazing comeback, finishing 5th in front of Bezzecchiwho wins the title of rookie of the year. After the Beast there are Marini, Martin and Zarco: it is a beautiful day for the Italian guys and Ducati, which places 6 bikes – one after the other! – in the first 8.
Felicità Pecco: “A podium that is worth gold”
Bagnaiawhat a smile: “At the start I had some difficulties with the front lowering, but I immediately tried to get back to the front. When they told me that Quartararo was out, I said to myself: it would be nice to win, but at this point we don’t risk too much in the final . I’m very happy with the podium, that’s okay. And now let’s try to have fun in Sepang too. “
Bagnaia, the MotoGP World Championship can already arrive in Malaysia: all combinations
by Massimo Calandri
October 16, 2022
Rins and the Suzuki fable: “I have goosebumps”
The satisfaction of Flushingwhile uncorking the Prosecco Doc: “Thanks to everyone, I have goosebumps: it’s fantastic to end this adventure in Suzuki with a win”. And Marquez, as he goes to hug his fans: “We made the right choice with the soft tire on the back: I felt good and I managed the race well, then I started to suffer. In the end I gave everything, I had a lot of fun . We continue to grow “
Martin commands, Quartararo immediately in trouble
Bagnaia remedied an uncertainty with the lowering device at the start, recovering quickly on Quartararo and Aleix Espargarò who had passed him, while he got under a wild Miller. On the fourth lap, after having already reported some pressure difficulties on the front wheel, the Frenchman has sensationally missed a braking: he managed to stay in the saddle with a sleight of hand, but exiting the track and finding himself even 21st, behind his teammate. Morbidelli team. Marquez joined Martin, who started on pole.
Bagnaia and Miller, the Ducatisti challenge each other
The two official Ducati riders did not make any calculations, the third position up for grabs, Rins lurking. Far away, Quartararo began to attack like a maniac, scoring the best time on the lap and recovering two and a half tenths from Pecco. Fresh from marriage to his Ruby Andrea, Miller slipped back a bit and was hit by Alex, Marc Marquez’s brother, who will race next year on a Borgo Panigale motorcycle but in the meantime found himself upside down with Ducatista.
The Frenchman from Yamaha ends up in the gravel
Angrily, the French world champion gained one position after another, entering the points again – 15th -. At the entrance to turn 2, with 17 laps to go, he finished fast. Too fast. Fabio lost control of his M1, ending up in the gravel. Race over.
Pecco, Bez and the others, a rainbow of overtaking
Halfway through the race, Rins pushed everyone in, taking the lead and pulling a spectacular Bagnaia with him, which the next lap even took the lead! Alex got into battle with the Honda Cannibal, then a brilliant Bezzecchi in front of Martin. As the laps went by, the front group did not crumble, on the contrary: Pecco, Bez, Alex and Marc, a rainbow of overtaking.
Vince Rins, what a comeback Bastianini!
Bagnaia started the last lap in front of everyone, but Rins and Marquez passed it. In the end, the Suzuki rider won, who will switch to Honda next year. Marquez tried to the last. Bezzecchi, closes in 4th place and takes the title of best rookie of the season, one Ducati arrives after another. In 7 days we will race in Sepang, Malaysia: if Pecco manages to take another 11 points in Qyartararo, he will be able to celebrate the world championship with a race to spare.
