MotoGP: Bagnaia wins in Assen and Aleix Espargar climbs to the third step of the podium

Updated Sunday, June 25, 2023 – 15:33

The Italian, with a new lesson in great driving, repeats his victory at the Grand Prix of the Netherlands, something that has not happened since 2005 with Valentino Rossi as the protagonist.

Bagnaia celebrates on victoria.JOHN THYSAFP

I’m sorry Bagnaia gave a new blow of effect in shafts. The current leader of the world sign another perfect grand prix and repeated triumph in the netherlands. Something that hasn’t happened for 18 years, when Valentino Rossi he did it in 2004 and 2005. And he did it by beating a Marco Bezzechi that he did not have a good start, despite winning the sprint race and taking pole position on Saturday. Still, the one who really had a bad day was a Brad Binder that, after stepping on the green in the last lap defending himself from the harassment of Aleix Espargarwas finally condemned to fourth place and allowed the Spaniard to climb to the third drawer of the podium. Jorge Martinmeanwhile, despite finishing fifth, he still remains second overall, 35 points behind Bagnaia and only one ahead of Bezzecchi. Marc MrquezFor his part, he ran out of running. The aggravation of the injuries that he dragged from Germany Due to his latest falls, the doctors finally did not give him the go-ahead to do so.

The third place of the eldest of the Espargar brothers had a special merit: from the beginning of the race he had to tame a motorcycle conditioned in its aerodynamics by a touch with the rear tire of Luca Marini. He was moving a lot going to the right and it was hard to stay on the bike. For this reason, it has been difficult to be behind Brad, but in the end he has been worth it. He dedicates it to my team, my wife and my children. This is for all of them, assured the Spaniard as soon as he finished the race. For a long time, the South African and Bezzechi fought for a second place that, in the end, went to the Italian. As he explained, being patient was key: Going behind, I saw that Brad was going strong under braking and I had to wait a long time to pass him. And when he did, I saw that Pecco was already too far.

Winning here was not easy, because those who followed me were going very fast. I had to go a bit to the limit, but I love this circuit and these fans. Dear Assen, you are fantastic, declared a completely exultant Bagnaia for his part after signing another lesson in great driving. After moving into first on lap three, passing a Binder who went off like a bang, no one could really threaten his pole position in a race with multiple crashes and a couple of DNFs. Jack Miller, Fabio Quartararo, Johann Zarco, Maverick Viales, Enea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giannantonio ended up hitting their bones on the ground, while Miguel Oliveira and Iker Lecuona they had to go to the pits due to problems with their machines. As for the rest of the Spanish pilots, lex Mrquez was sixth, Augusto Fernndez he finished in tenth position and Ral Fernndez was twelfth.

Now, after the well-known cancellation of the Kazakhstan Grand Prix Due to problems with the homologation of the circuit, the World Championship will take a few days off, in which the pilots will be able to recover their strength and get to work with a view to a return to competition that will not take place until the first weekend of the year. next August. Silverstoneafter this parenthesis, will be the stage in which the motorcycles will once again roar with force to compete for the Great Britain Grand Prix.

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