Marquez slowed down, even if only a little, and the tyre “deflated” again, for a lap, of as much as 0.01 bar. This was enough to inflict upon him a penalty of 16″causing him to fall from fourth to tenth position. He himself admitted that rules are rules and must be respected: racing with flat tires gives advantages in terms of grip but makes the ride less safe (I don’t know if the person who made the rule even fears the tire coming off the ground). However, the anarchic part of me wonders if It is not cruel to inflict a sixteen-second penalty on a driver who realized he was behind by a hair and did everything he could to correct his aim, going so far as to be overtaken twice.. Since we are talking about 0.01 bar, wasn’t that already enough as self-punishment?
Instead, the rustic part of me declares itself nauseated by a MotoGP so extreme that in the end, to win, it is not enough to be the fastest, but you also have to be a lot of other things, including one who lets himself be overtaken to manage a flat tire of 0.01 too much. It’s ridiculous, come on.
Two stages ago, after the Catalunya GP, Marc was third in the general classification, separated from Bagnaia by just two points (and 41 from Martin). Just two points from the World Championwith a 2023 bike and less knowledge of the Ducati universe: it is understandable that he ended up in the official team. Now, however, those two points from Bagnaia in the space of two more stages have become 48, while the 39 points that Pecco had from Martin are now only 10. But there is much anticipation for the next stage, the Sachsenring, which is the Left-Handed Curves Paradise, Marquez’s SpecialtyWe could get a double, that is, a return to victory after three years!
