Marquez wins as rare failure costs Bagnaia Sepang podium

Francesco Bagnaia suffered a puncture successful the closing laps of the Grand Prix of Malaysia.

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia began the contention from rod position, and took the holeshot to pb Marquez.

It wasn’t agelong earlier Bagnaia conceded the pb to Marquez connected Lap 2. From there, the #73 Gresini was unchallenged to the chequered flag.

Bagnaia soon recovered himself embroiled successful a conflict with Pedro Acosta connected the mill KTM, and yet had to relinquish second.

The Italian settled into 3rd and with 3 laps to spell the rear tyre connected his #63 Ducati fto go.

“Today we were unlucky, arsenic we had a level rear tyre,” said Bagnaia.

“This happened connected thigh 12 and then, small by little, the unit kept dropping.

“I thought I had managed the tyre deterioration the incorrect way, but aft analysing the data, the contented was intelligibly there.

“Unfortunately, these things tin happen. Overall though, it was a affirmative play contempt however it ended.”

Bagnaia’s demise handed 3rd spot to Honda’s Joan Mir. At the beforehand of the field, Marquez clinched triumph implicit Acosta by 2.6 seconds.

While Marquez took victory, his teammate Fermin Aldeguer crashed retired of sixth astatine the last turn.

Australia’s interest, Jack Miller, was lone 14th successful a contention of preservation.

“I tried to negociate the tyres arsenic champion arsenic I could, being precise gentle astatine the opening of the contention to marque definite I could get to the extremity and hopefully person thing near successful my pocket,” said Miller.

“But I had the aforesaid issues arsenic the guys astir me. Rins was successful the aforesaid vessel arsenic me, nursing astir of the race, adjacent though it seemed similar helium had a small spot much connected the country exits.

“In the end, I focused connected bringing it location alternatively than ending up successful the gravel. I anticipation we tin beryllium much competitory successful Portimao.”

Two rounds stay successful the MotoGP season. Portugal’s Portimao volition big the penultimate circular connected November 7-9 astatine Algarve.

Results: MotoGP Grand Prix of Malaysia, Sepang International Circuit