Saturday, November 2, 2024, 08:26
| Updated 10:39 a.m.
Hit on Jorge Martín‘s table in his fight for the MotoGP World title with Pecco Bagnaia. The Spaniard achieved victory in the sprint race at the Sepang circuit, while the Italian crashed in turn 9 of the third lap. The current champion lost control of his front wheel when he was second behind the Spaniard
With this victory in Malaysia, Jorge Martín leads Bagnaia by 29 points with 62 left to play. Marc Márquez was second and Enea Bastianini, third. The Spaniard can be champion this Sunday if he adds nine more points than the Italian.
The accounts are clear. If the Madrid native wins this Sunday’s race, and Pecco Bagnaia finishes third, ‘Martinator’ will be the new MotoGP champion. Another possibility is that the Pramac rider finishes second and the Ducati rider fifth. Each race gives a maximum of 32 points to the drivers: 25 for the race winner and 12 for the sprint winner. Or on Sunday, if in the Bagnaia race, as happened in the sprint, he falls again, and Jorge Martín finishes in the top seven, he will also be champion.
«It has been an incredible weekend. It was a difficult race, I started well, but Pecco and Marc were very close. When I saw that Pecco went down I had to regulate. Marc was closing the distance, he had to be precise and it was very easy to make a mistake today and tomorrow it will be the same. All my prayers go out to Valencia and all the locals, nothing to celebrate today. I prefer to donate today’s bonus to Valencia, and everything that we drivers can contribute will be good,” Jorge Martín said on DAZN.
«The truth is that it is work, work and more work. It’s the only secret. Today we have taken a step forward, especially in qualifying and for the race they have done a great job. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, so for now, I dedicate this podium to the Valencian Community that is suffering,” concluded Marc Márquez.
