Ma☂rtin catapulted himself back into the mix with victory in the Valencia sprint, meaning Bagnaia, who finished fifth, holds a slender lead of 14 point♛s.

The Pramac rider put all his cards on the table and was keen to make eve𒀰ry overtake count.

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That includes the move he put on Bagnaia for second poওsition on the opening lap, and although it didn’t come 🉐off initially, Martin got past at the very next corner.

“Was a nice 🅠race, a nice start and the first lap I just tried to recover a lot of positions,” Martin told MotoGP.com. “I went inside Johann at turn one and then Pecco I tried the move in corner ten. 

“He went back to my position a bit aggressively but the next corn♋er I tried again. I have nothing to lose so I will go 100% with every move. I think my chances are winning or crashing.”

While contact was a🎐voided in his battle with Bagnaia, that was not the case when Marc Marquez lunged to the inside of Martin just before mid-race distance.

Marti🐓n slightly left the door open after Brad Binder and Maverick Vinales compromised☂ their exit from turn five, but Martin stayed ahead despite the front tyre of Marquez hitting his left shoulder. 

“I fel🔥t it but it was racing,” said Martin who embraced Marquez after the race. “Let’s go for it.”

In terms of his championship fight, Martin is only looking at himself and winnin🌃g the grand prix. 

Martin said: “I think that we, as a team, want💧 this re♎sult but it will be difficult to get it. 

“But I feel confident that we can win the race. This i𒐪s super important and let’s see if Pecco suffers a bit and is a bit more in the back. For me it is win orಞ win.”