Enea Bastianini wins by a landslide Silverstone his first sprint race of his career, he returns to success after the Malaysian GP in November 2023, he surpasses by one point in the ranking Marc Marquez taking 3rd place overall at -55 from Bagnaiaand helps his teammate – who fell after 4 laps – to maintain the lead in the standings by one point. The Beast, who started from the front row with the 3rd fastest time, was simply perfect: at the end of 10 very close laps he took almost a second off the finish line Martinwho with the Pramac-branded Gp24 is dangerously close to Pecco, while Aleix Espargaró – fresh from pole position with a record – climbs onto the third step of the podium.
MotoGp, Silverstone: Espargaro on pole, but Bagnaia is also on the front row
Gioia Bastianini: “I’m going really fast at Silverstone”
Felicità Bastianini: “It was a great battle with Jorge, we pushed to the limit and the weather is really crazy,” smiles the rider from Rimini. “It’s my first win of the season, an incredible joy. Yesterday I already understood that on this track I could go really fast, let’s hope to continue like this tomorrow”.
Martin: “Aeneas superb”. Aleix: “Tomorrow we will do better”
Martin is now one point behind Pecco. “I made a small mistake in qualifying, but after the start I was in front: I pushed well, but Enea was superb. In any case, a good way to pay homage to Angel Nieto, tomorrow we hope to do better”. Pole and podium for Espargaró: “I’m especially happy with qualifying, I didn’t expect the Ducati to improve so much in the race. Let’s hope the medium rear tyre allows us to push more in the GP”.
Bagnaia, an unwanted slip-up
Martinator was the protagonist of a splendid start, slipping into the front row and immediately taking the lead with Bastianini, Aleix and Pecco behind, while the Cannibal took advantage of a contact between the exuberant Acosta and the other KTM of Binder. At the entrance to the first curve Morbidelli lost control of his Gp24hitting the innocent Bezzecchi: both ended up with their legs in the air, the first tests would have excluded fractures.
Marquez also falls, the Beast flies
Just before the halfway point of the race, after having just set the fastest lap, Bagnaia slipped on the asphalt while Espargaró was very close. With 5 laps to go, after a first – spectacular – aborted attempt, Bastianini manages to leave Martin behind and begins to impose a hellish pace: the Madrid native of Pramac loses ground. Marc Marquez, who was managing the fourth position quite comfortably, ends up in the gravel.
Aleix and Aprilia start on pole
In the final Enea increases his advantage considerably, Jorge gives up and manages the advantage over Aleix, Binder takes the KTM ahead of a questionable Acosta, then Alex Marquez and Miller, Vinales and Di Giannantonio who with 9th place takes a point. Four Ducatis, two Aprilias, three KTMs. Tomorrow at 2pm Italians Aleix starts from pole and promises great things, but against this Bastianini – and a Bagnaia eager for revenge – it will be fun.
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– 2024-08-03 21:05:54
