Marc Marquez won the Australian Grand Prix

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Marc Marquez won the Australian Grand Prix

On this occasion, Mark Marquez He overcame even the most unfortunate circumstances, as he had a difficult start due to a breakaway stuck in his rear wheel. and caused him to skid moments after the traffic light went out. The Spanish rider managed to come back from 13th position to take a third victory of his 2024 campaign. It was a superb performance from the eight-time world champion, who remains in third place in the standings, 14 points clear of Enea. Bastianini.

“We had a great race against Martin today and we had fun,” Mark said.This win is definitely a confidence boost and we must continue to perform like this in the last three Tests.. I had to clear the lead at the start because I had a huge fly that was preventing me from seeing what was in front of me… and then you all saw what happened. After that we had the pace to fight for second place: I tried hard and when I got closer to Jorge I knew it was possible to win.”

I had to close the gap at the start because I had a huge fly that was preventing me from seeing what was in front of me.

Marc Marquez, Australian MotoGP, October 20, 2024 — difficult start caused by “breakaway”

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In a tense battle on the track, Jorge Martin and “Pecco” Banaya remained on the podium with fast laps. Both riders tried to defend their seven-tenths lead by maintaining roughly the same pace. However, when Martin gained a six-tenths advantage over Pecco, the Spaniard lost ground a little. and was quickly overtaken by the Italian, although he soon managed to regain his position. Mark, keeping a close eye on the situation, took advantage of the slip to move forward and position himself next to Martin.

During the race, Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez continued to compete at an impressive level, separated by just a few tenths of a second.and Pecco Bagnaia began to fall behind, losing contact with the leaders. The battle for victory was clearly between the two. With four laps to go, Marquez overtook the Martinator, but the Desmosedici GP 24 didn’t take long to regain the position under braking at Turn 1. However, The 93rds, with an irresistible thirst for victory, attacked again and took the lead again. thus consolidating the last maneuver.

At that moment I said: “Change your chip a little”, with Pecco yes or yes, you have to stay ahead.

“There was a moment when I was scared because I almost fell, but Pecco was able to overtake me. At that moment I said: “change the chip a little”, with Pecco, no matter what, you have to stay in front,” Jorge explained into the DAZN microphones. “I started riding at height 27, and even I think Mark had it somewhat under control, but then I made a mistake, I was struggling in turn four. I have something to lose, I had to use my head, Pecco. I saw that I was already six, seven seconds away, but I still tried, I didn’t give up.“I was going for the win, but Mark had a little more in the last two laps.”

Jorge Martin, Australian MotoGP, October 20, 2024 — Seeing these two stars in action fighting for victory is great.

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For my part, it was a difficult race for Alex Marquezwho had to serve a long sentence. The final 15th place is expressed as one point, which still allows him to take 12th place in the classification.There are three races left until the end of the season, and the top ten is only a few points away.

Acosta withdraws from Grand Prix due to left shoulder pain

On race day at Phillip Island, in the picturesque setting at the edge of Bass Street, the weather was windier than spring. Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 could not count on Pedro Acosta for the seventeenth Grand Prix race of the season due to pain in his left shoulder after falling during a sprint race on Saturday.

Pedro Acosta, Australian MotoGP, October 19, 2024 — Sprint crash knocks Acosta out of action

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Augusto Fernandez He took the checkered flag at the Australian Grand Prix in 17th place. after a 27-lap race around the high-speed corners of Phillip Island. Pedro Acosta was forced to sit out the seventeenth round of the season and the first round in the fast race to finish the 2024 campaign in the coming weeks.

We hope to see Pedro Acosta in Thailand next week.

Nicolas Goyon, Team Manager GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3

“After yesterday’s fall, Pedro was sick, but nothing was broken or severe. However, this morning he was still suffering and, for safety reasons, decided not to run. and get more scans,” said Nicolas Goyon, GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 Team Director. “We will have more information in a few hours. So Augusto was the only one running today and we were expecting more after Saturday’s sprint, but he had some problems in today’s race and couldn’t go faster. We only wish Pedro a speedy recovery and hope to see him in Thailand next week.”

Pedro Acosta, Rookie of the Year, is sixth in the MotoGP championship standings. Fernandez is the twentieth. The Thai Grand Prix at Koh Chang International Circuit takes MotoGP straight to Buriram this week.in which this will be the second stage of the triple championship.