Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia says he felt he “could breathe” and manage his Indonesian Grand Prix better after seeing MotoGP title rival Jorge Martin crash out of the lead.
Bagnaia came through from 13th on the grid to score his sixth grand prix victory of the season at Mandalika and take an 18-point lead in the championship. It comes just a day after he lost the standings lead for the first time since before the Spanish GP to Martin, who dominated the sprint to move seven points clear of a struggling Bagnaia. But Bagnaia was much more competitive on Sunday, and capitalised on a crash for Martin while he was leading by three seconds on lap 13 of 27.
But from my side, after the crash in Barcelona it was not an easy period. “And honestly winning today is giving us a lot of motivation – not only for me, but also for my team. They are trying always to give the maximum possible. “And also this weekend we managed to improve our situation a lot. This morning we improved a bit and in the race even more.
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