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Emilia-Romagna MotoGP Saturday Round Up: Bagnaia vs Martin Redux, Rocket Starts, And Track vs Grip

The problem with having two races at the same track within a couple of weeks of each other is that by the time the riders line up for the start of the second race, the bikes are so dialed in that it is hard to make much of a difference. Each team and rider has reached the level they are at, and the result shows it. Second races tend to be a bit of a bore.

Doubly so at a track like Misano. "This track, it's particularly difficult to overtake, sincerely," Luca Marini told us after spending the second half of the race stuck behind Jack Miller. And so the result of Saturday's sprint race was a very close reflection of the qualifying results.

If you check the lap chart PDF on the MotoGP.com website, you can see that of the top ten, six riders finished the race in the position they crossed the line at the end of the first lap. And of the four that didn't, Pedro Acosta got past Brad Binder for fifth on lap 2, and Pecco Bagnaia passed Jorge Martin for the lead on lap 7.

Close, but no cigar

It would be harsh to call the sprint race at Misano 2 tedious. It had tension, but for the most part, that tension went unfulfilled. It felt like something might happen throughout the race. But in the end, very little did.

David Emmett Sat, 21/Sep/2024 - 23:22

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