Martin Holds Strong as Bagnaia Closes Championship Gap

Martin maintains lead while Bagnaia battles with Marquez and Binder closes in on the lead.

Looking to cut Francesco Bagnaia’s championship lead once again after winning the sprint, Martin made a good start although Luca Marini made an even better one as he got alongside the Pramac rider.

Bagnaia, who was now heading in the right direction, got through on Aleix Espargaro before Marc Marquez followed him through.However, Marquez soon lost touch with the top five as he and Espargaro swapped positions, and paint, during a fierce battle on lap eight. Just ahead of Bagnaia, Binder was beginning to make a charge towards taking the lead as he closed Martin down with 10 laps to go.

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