Controversial MotoGP finale. Jorge Martin he ended up being very angry afterwards Enea Bastianini He snatched victory with a controversial overtake on the final lap. The MotoGP World Championship leader crossed the finish line with a sleeve cutthe result of the anger he had after seeing how the Italian left him without a victory, once again, in the last lap.
The Beast He went into the fourth corner with everything and they touched. He 89 It had to be opened to avoid falling to the ground after a very extreme maneuver. 23. Jorge shouted to the sky at that moment and raised his hand to protest Bastianini’s action. Martinator He had defended himself very well on every lap against the attacks of the red bike, but on the last lap he made his last attempt and managed to overtake him in an overtaking move that ended up putting them both off the track and almost cost them the victory of the race.
Jorge Martín fueled the controversy with his cut sleeve as he crossed the finish line. After the race, in the parc ferme, the Prima Pramac Racing rider spoke about the action: “It was a very good race, very hard. I felt confident with that pace and I saw Enea coming. I think that The maneuver was a bit heavy because it took me off the track. and I couldn’t give it back. Then I made some gestures because I was hot. But I was the strongest and I deserved this victory, that’s how it was and I’m going to try again,” he said.
WHAT AN END TO A CAREER 🤯🥵😱
Enea Bastianini overtook Jorge Martin with an included touch to win the race… And 89 responded with a cut of the sleeves #GP of Emilia-Romagna 🇮🇹 #MotoGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/Fc8iXw1EEV
– DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) September 22, 2024
For her part, Enea Bastianini said that she had gone a little to the limit in this fourth corner: “It was an incredible race. Jorge was going perfectly and it was too difficult to try to overtake him. On the last lap I saw a little gap in the fourth corner and I went a little bit to the limitbut I finally closed the road. It’s incredible to take the victory today and to return to the top of the standings,” explained the man who will be a KTM rider next year.
However, even though the Italian’s unsportsmanlike maneuver cost the Spaniard the victory, Martin no longer World Cup leader after Pecco Bagnaia’s fall. He 89 He recovers the points lost due to his mistake in the last race and distances himself once again from the top spot in the World Championship standings. Martinator now has a 24-point lead over the current world champion, who made a mistake while in third and crashed.
