168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia must overturn a 21-point gap to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin over the final five rounds if he is to win his third successive MotoGP crown.

It’s the opposite situati⛎on to a year ago, when Bagnaia was 18-points ahead of the Pramac rider at the same stage.

On the other hand, the composition of the l🐼ast five rounds is slightly differenꦓt.

Last season concluded with: Phillip Island, Buriram, Sepang, Lusail and Valencia. This time it’s: Motegi, Phillip Island, Buriram, S🧜epang and Valencia, with Qatar re🐷turning to season opener.

“I think this track [Motegi] is good for us, I think Thailand and Malaysia is good for us. So we have three trac🤡ks where we are very strong,” predicted Bagnaia.

“Then we ha𓃲ve Australia where Jorge is very strong, and the fight between us could be similar in places like Thailand and Valencia. 

"But I think wไe are in a situation where we need to be better than him. He can control a ꦯbit more.”

Martin disagreed that his advantage is🅘 no⛎w big enough to try and manage.

“Still five rounds to go, so it's no sense to start thinking about the controlling,” he said. “I think it's more abou🃏t doing a good job and taking points in ev🍸ery situation.”

Martওin took only his third grand prix win of the season last Sunday at Mandalika, but Bagnaia emerged 3 points closer due toಌ the Spaniard falling from the lead on lap one of the Sprint.

“Last weekend was incredible. Even if I lost some points in the champi꧂onship, I felt super good after winning again,” Martin said. “Since Le Mans was tough, a big roller coaster. I was quite close to win some Sundays, but✨ then I did mistakes so it was really emotional.”

Bagnaia saw the glass as half-full: “Co🌠nsidering the performance of Jorge in Mandalika, we have to see that weekend in a positive way, gaining three points in a tra💦ck that suits so good to Jorge was good.”

The Italian also cited his perfect double🌠 victory at the Red Bull Ring as a confidence boost for the 'stop-go๊' Motegi weekend.

“Motegi is a track that I like. A track that suits better my riding style compared with Mandalika. We have a lot of braking points and acceleration so I think it’s more similar to Austria, which is a track t♏hat I'm feeling good,” he said.

But Martin won both races💖 at Moteg🌜i last season, a dry Sprint and then a soaking, red-flagged, Sunday race.

“Last season for su😼re was good [at Motegi], but it waওs a different situation. I was coming from behind trying to attack and I won the Sprint and the Sunday race,” Martin said.

“The weather fo🅷recast is again quite unpredictable.🏅 So it will be also difficult and really challenging. I will give my best but let’s see.

“If it rains, the important thing for me i🌜s to focus on doing my best. I don't want to think a lot about the title, it's more about doing my best every race weekend.”

“We have to be prepared in every situation,” added Bagnaia. “I think our performance could be very good and [we can] start gaining more poi✃nts on Jorge.”

While Martin fumbled by diving into the pits during a brief Misano r♌ain shower, Bagnaia stayed out and won.

The Italian admitted another flag-to-flag race with the title potentially at stake would get the adrenaline pumping.

“Last season we had a flag to flag and we finished first and second,” he said of the 2023 Motegi race. “You have to control a bit and not take too much risk, but also you 🥂have to take points.

“It's one of the most difficult things, but also one of the greatest things to do because it gives to you a lot of motivatꦦion, a lot of adrenaline. You have to be ready.”

Free practice starts at Motegi on Friday morning.