Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Jorge Martin showed respect and sportsmanship by giving praise to Francesco Bagnaia at the end MotoGP Thailand 2024.
After finishing the 2024 Thailand MotoGP, Jorge Martin appeared to approach Bagnaia, patted his rival’s motorbike and gave Pecco a thumbs up.
Francesco Bagnaia managed to win the 2024 Thailand MotoGP at the Buriram Circuit, Sunday (27/10).
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The 2024 Thailand MotoGP race at the Buriram Circuit, Sunday (27/10), was fierce because the leading position changed several times throughout the race which took place on a wet track due to rain.
On the first lap Jorge Martin managed to make a good start to take the lead at the start of the race.
Then on the fifth lap, Jorge Martin made a blunder by going wide at the corner. Bagnaia took advantage of this situation to lead the race.
Marc Marquez also managed to climb to second place, while Martin had to continue racing in third position.
On the ninth lap, Marquez overtook Bagnaia. But Bagnaia immediately regained the leading position a moment later.
On the 13th lap, Marquez also overtook Bagnaia, but again Pecco immediately returned to first position.
In fact, on the 14th lap when Marquez tried to close the distance from Bagnaia, Baby Alien had to slip and fall.
Martin took advantage of this situation to move up to second place and Jack Miller to third place. Meanwhile, Marquez was able to continue the race even though he had to fall to 16th position.
Until finally, Bagnaia managed to finish first, followed by Martin in second place and Pedro Acosta on the third podium.
After finishing the 2024 Thailand MotoGP, Martin appeared to approach Bagnaia. Then Martin patted Bagnaia’s motorbike and raised his thumb for Pecco.
The competition for the 2024 MotoGP world title is getting hotter between Martin and Bagnaia. The next races will take place in Malaysia and Valencia.
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