Champ makes big title statement; KTM on a high despite Miller struggles: MotoGP winners and losers
August 21st, 2023 11:31 am
But with an advantage of almost two clear weekends worth of points, and seemingly only growing in power, we’re getting very close to counting down the races until he can secure his second trophy.Pole position, every lap led of both the sprint and the race, and fastest lap of the grand prix.
The class-leading bike helps, but as so many of his rivals pointed out on Sunday night, Bagnaia is operating on another level at this point in the season — the sort of level that dominates championships.Jorge Martin holds second in the riders championship, but a scrappy weekend allowed the margin to Bagnaia to balloon from 41 points to 62 points, an increase of almost 50 per cent.
It was always going to be a tough weekend from 12th on the grid, but his sprint pace — his crash aside — showed a strong result could still have been possible with a cooler head. If he hopes to take the fight to Bagnaia — this year or next — these sorts of weekends need to be ironed out.KTM arrived at its home Austrian Grand Prix optimistic a third Red Bull Ring victory could be on the cards.
Tyres seemed to be the limiting factor for him — unsurprising at this circuit. A return to more representative tracks should see KTM better able to press its advantage.Maverick Viñales was typically been quick in Austria, and he seemed sure to be the Aprilia rider to take the improved RS-GP to a strong result this weekend after a fast practice campaign and having secured second on the grid.
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