Bagnaia sweet revenge, Binder ruins everything (4) – Corriere.it

On the blackest Sunday for the Japanese bikes (Marquez retired before the start due to physical problems and Quartararo crashed in the first laps with consequent sprained left elbow) the Italian bikes still shine. Ducati with Bagnaia and Bezzecchi, Aprilia with Aleix Espargarò. Only fifth is Martin who paid for the bad qualifying and stopped at the foot of the podium, behind Binder who could have reached the podium, after a long pursuit of the Ducati pair, if he hadn’t cut the chicane on the last lap. resulting in relegation. Seventh Luca Marini who started from the front row.

Wet 10

The rematch has a sweet taste, after three successive defeats by Martin (brace in Germany) and Bezzecchi on Saturday. After having found the crux of the matter (Friday he was in clear difficulty) on Sunday he stamped his seal, managing the race with his usual authority.

Bezzecchi 9

Looking up for an almost perfect weekend: the record pole and victory in Saturday’s sprint race had sparked hopes of a final with a bang. In the race he surrendered to Bagnaia’s superior pace but proved once again that he was a pure talent, less instinctive than once, but just as generous.

Aleix Espargarò 7

He climbs onto the third step of the podium by chance, thanks to the penalty from Binder who ended up in front of him, rejecting his attempt to attack him in the final stages, but the progressive recovery from mid-race onwards repays him for a race conditioned by a broken appendix aerodynamics right away. Without a hitch, that podium maybe would have caught him anyway.

Martin 6

Weekend conditioned by a bad qualifying. Starting from the third row has forced him to recover each time, which however highlighted the good race pace and the substantial growth seen in the last few races.

Marines 5

Tenth in Saturday’s Sprint (conditioned by a contact with Bastianini), seventh on Sunday after starting from the front row for the second time. Result below expectations.

Quartararo 5

After Saturday’s podium he could have aimed for a good placement on Sunday but the fall at the beginning of the race involving the innocent Zarco also left him with a sprained elbow which will almost certainly take him to the hospital under the knife.

Vinales 5

Another mistake, on the circuit where he shone in 2022 and where he could repeat himself this year. He had the speed and pace to get through, and instead he skidded off the track on lap four. Missed opportunity.

Binder 4

He had the podium in his hands and, just like on Saturday, he wasted everything with a cut that cost him relegation in both cases.

Marquez SV

Impossible to judge, for the second consecutive Sunday the Spanish champion raised the white flag due to too many ailments accumulated. By now he falls every time he takes to the track and the physicist presents him with the bill.