The French world champion is now fourteen points behind the new leader in the two -races classification from the end of the season.
Le Monde with AFP
Two races at the end of the season, the MotoGP world championship experienced a spectacular turnaround on Sunday, October 16, at the end of the Australian Grand Prix. French Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha), reigning world champion, ceded, after a fall which forced him to abandon, his leader place in Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) who finished third behind the Spaniard Alex Rins ( Suzuki), winner in front of the Spaniard Marc Marquez (Honda).
The Italian Bagnaia (233 points) which has 14 points ahead of the French, could even have a much more comfortable advantage since he was still leader in the start of the last round before Tire problems do not go back.
“I was aiming for the victory starting the race, but when I knew that Quartararo had abandoned, I thought of the points and I did not want to take risks,” said Ducati driver at the microphone of Canal+, after the race.
“I’m going to stop thinking about the championship”
Before the Australian round, only two points separated the two pilots. Party 5
“I had trouble heating my rear tire, and then I made a mistake,” he explained on Canal+. “I managed to go up and pushing a little too much, (…) I made this mistake,” he added.
He remains at the French pilot the Malaysia Grand Prix on October 23, and that of Valencia on November 6, to keep his world title and prevent the Italian Bagnaia from being, at 25, crowned MotoGP world champion For the first time in his career.
“I’m going to stop thinking about the championship, I will take advantage of these last two races,” said the Frenchman, hit by the scenario of the day. “We will have to win, but it’s easier to say,” he added.
In the title race, the Spaniard Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia), still third in the championship, now points to 27 points from Bagnaia after his 9