Both riders were seen riding behind Bagnaia during the😼 race and at different stages appear🐬ed to have the pace needed to challenge the series leader.

How♋ever, an overtake didn’t come from either Italian, only Fabio Quartararo of the second group attempted a move on the reigning MotoGP champion.

• Bagnaia: ‘Martin was faster, but we made a mi🌟stake’ 
• Martin: Pecco move ‘🌟aggressive’, contact with Mar🔯c ‘was racing, let’s go for it’

Quartararo’s move failed as he crashed out at turn six, but Di Giannantonio was stuck behind Bagnaia for much🌺 of the race, as only a two tenth꧅s gap separated them.

But no overtake came, sugg🐬esting he and Bezzecchi were perhaps holding back from ꦺattacking their fellow Ducati rider.

Bওut that was not the case as Di Giannantonio told MotoGP.com: “I’m here to win races and make podiums for myself. We don’t know whether I’ll be here next year. 🌳;

“To do a favour for another rider is not in my situation at the♊ moment. I’m here to try and make the maximum for myself. I really tried. 

“I have this riding style🐲 that’s really smooth but honestly, I was pushing, I wa🤪s on the limit. 

“🐠It was a bit too risky and I was losing so much gap on the straight so it was difficult and when I got closer there was no real chance to make t▨he move without contact, and that’s not my style.”

Bezzecchi alsoᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤ꩵ⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ issued similar words as Di Giannantonio, and instead claimed an early mistake was the cause of him not challenging Bagnaia. 

Bezzecchi stated: “I tried my best. I made a mistake early on in the race behind Pecco; it was the second or third lap, I don’t remember, but he braked a little bit too early and I braked a little bit late and together nearl✃y went into him. 

“Then I lost the place to Quartararo. My plan was to pass him and go on but unfortunately with thisඣ mistake I had to recover and couldn’t catch him.”

In terms of the main race and whether any favo💛urs will be made, Bezzecchi again said his priority is to get the best result for himself. 

“It is difficult to say,” claimed the Italian. “We will s🐬ee ho💞w the race goes. I want to get the best result possible so we will see. It is not something that regards me.”