The Australian Grand Prix turned the MotoGP World Championship upside down. It all started with the change of schedule due to weather conditions, a prediction that was completely correct. Although there was a full Moto3 race and several Moto2 laps, the final Moto2 lap was canceled and then the MotoGP race was canceled. Sunday’s race was the Sprint race, as the main race was moved to Saturday to ensure a good spectacle. Dani Pedrosa, this weekend’s commentator on DAZN, looks at three names after the weekend at Phillip Island.
One of the first is Marc Márquez. The Repsol Honda rider has had a total of 25 crashes. Pedrosa looks at how Márquez should approach the last few Grands Prix he has before leaving the Japanese manufacturer. “It will depend a little on each circuit. I think that, as happened on some tracks, the bike adapted less badly than on others. And there we saw him attack a bit more, looking for a good result. This weekend, we saw him do a worse time and adopt a different strategy. You can see the change in his attitude when he has the chance and when he doesn’t. In general, he has to analyze track by track. You can’t look too far ahead, just see how the bike can work in the next race. Also, in Thailand, the rear tire has a different construction, different from what it is now. We’ll see if this is a factor that influences the bike’s behavior.
Dani Pedrosa on the fight for the MotoGP title
Pecco Bagnaia is stronger than ever. The Italian took advantage of Jorge Martin’s mistake to finish second in Saturday’s race: ‘It’s a bit of his character. He’s a person who likes to analyze why he does certain things, why he has to ride a certain way depending on the tire, and how to attack his rivals. He likes to know why he does things and yesterday he had the patience to know that the important thing was to conserve the tire, trying not to lose too many positions. He found that middle ground, but without pushing. And that really worked.
Finally, Pedrosa spoke about Jorge Martín. For the current KTM test rider, Martín has to reset and stop thinking about what happened in the last few Grands Prix.
– ‘We shouldn’t waste too much time on the past and we shouldn’t waste too much time on the future, we have to be in the present. This is what has happened, I learn from it, I look to the future. But I’m not thinking about Qatar or Valencia, I’m thinking about the next race, the first practice. I’m going step by step, because in this situation it’s the smartest thing to do’.