Pecco Bagnaia won the Malaysian Grand Prix, marking a new turning point in the MotoGP title race. Despite trailing Jorge Martín by 29 points before the race, the Italian managed to reduce the gap to 24 points, leaving all chances open for the expected final round in Barcelona.
The 2024 MotoGP World Championship will be decided in the final race, which is expected to be held in Barcelona, although this remains to be confirmed. After his fall during the Sprint Race in Malaysia, Pecco Bagnaia had a clear goal: to win the race and hope that someone would come between him and Jorge Martin to reduce the gap of 29 points in the standings. Mission accomplished for the rider of the Ducati #1, who managed to win after a thrilling first part of the race, full of overtaking and counter-overtaking.
Martin, for his part, would have liked to conclude the championship in Malaysia, but he had to settle for second place. The feat of bagnaia allows him to leave Sepang with 24 points behind Martin, thus reviving hope for the final in Barcelona. To finish, we know that sunday is not our problem, I knew I had more ", commented bagnaia to Sky Sport. He acknowledged his difficulties in previous races: " Yesterday too, it should have been like this, but I have a hard time having the same competitiveness »
Pecco Bagnaia: “ we certainly need help from others, I just need someone to come between him and me »
Then he mentions " We still have a chance. We definitely need help from others. Because even if I win, he will come second because we are on a different level. I just hope others can use my wake and follow. I know Aleix Espargaró will be strong in Barcelona. But"
Victory at Sepang, his tenth success of the season, is an accomplishment that pleases him. Winning 10 races in a season is something incredible. ", he added, referring to the smooth running of the race: " It was a fun, aggressive but clean fight. »
Pecco did not fail to express his support for the Valencian community, stressing the importance of acting together: " We have to be sensitive on certain subjects, it's our job to do so.. » In conclusion, he expressed his desire to see the Sprints cancelled, lamenting having lost important points this season due to accidents: " I would sign to cancel the Sprints right now! We need to improve and not find ourselves in this situation. »
With one last Sprint towards the title in perspective, all eyes will be on Barcelona for this long-awaited finale.
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