The reaction of Francesco Bagnaia. In distress at the French Grand Prix, where he finished 19th after making a mistake, the Italian took it home on the handlebars of his Ducati. Fifth on the grid of the Italian Grand Prix, “Pecco” made a good comeback to take control at mid-race before staying the course until the end.
And this despite the urgent return of Fabio Quartararo, second this Sunday after a nice recovery started from the start. Sixth on the grid, the world champion made a perfect start to get the fastest Gresini and VR-46 team bikes in qualifying on Saturday. An excellent operation for the Niçois who also and above all benefits from the exit from the road of Enea Bastianini, leader of the championship after his victory at Le Mans two weeks ago, and relegated to third place in the classification after this disappointment.
Still just as consistent, Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) completed the podium this Sunday and scored big points to recover second place in the championship, eight small points behind Quartararo. The Spaniard beat Johann Zarco (Ducati-Pramac), fifth in the championship. For his last grand prix before a long break due to surgery, Marc Marquez finished 10th in the race.
