“Useless battle” costs Bagnaia, “they were overtaking like the last lap”

Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia saw his 2023 title lead cut to 18 points after a frustrating seventh place in the Buriram Sprint race.

The factory Ducati star was on the back foot after qualifying in sixth, while title rival Jorge Martin romped to pole but was worse to follow in the opening laps.

“I missed the start a bit, then I lost a lot of time with Zarco, and then with the battle between Johann and Alex Márquez, which in that moment was quite useless, considering the amount of time we lost,” Bagnaia said.“When I was able to get in the front, I was like 1.6 seconds behind Marc Márquez . “I overtook Bezzecchi and had Marc in front, it was the time to overtake Marc and go forward. But after that, I had the fight with Zarco where I lost maybe 1.5s.

“But it's normal. Everybody wants to be more in front. Everybody wants to gain positions. It’s racing, and it was a nice battle. But I completely agree with Pecco, that it was for nothing.

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