Japanese MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia “said sorry” for crash, says Davide Tardozzi, who explains what happened…
Bagnaia slid out in the late stages at Motegi after almost making contact with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo, whose lead in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2022 standings he tried and failed to reduce.
Bagnaia entered Japan 10 points behind the reigning champion but will leꦰave at an 18-point deficit.
“He 𝔉has already said that he’s sorry for the mistake he made,” Tard🔜ozzi said to BT Sport.
“He was not able to accelerate out of the corner like the other Duca𒊎tis. We need to know why.
“His front tyre overheated༒ so he could not💖 brake hard.
“When it cooled d💙own he was able to recover and gain something on the brakes.”
Tardozzi admitted that the aim for𝓰 Bagnaia, who started in 12th, was solely to finish ahead of Quartararo, who started ninth: “Yes. The goal was obvious.
“You start the year trying 𝔍to win as many races as possible. But at a certain point you have to think about the championship.
“You look to [the other] contender.
“Since Aragon, we look to Fabio every week.
“Losing two points is better than losing eight༒ points.”
Quartararo finished eighth at the Japanese MotoGP while Bagnaia’s teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Jack Miller took victory.
James was aℱ sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Americ♏an sports, to football, to F1.
