Although he was not fighting in the middle of the pack where several last-ditch overtakes seemed to be made very early on in the first-ever MotoGP Sprint race, Bagnaia was still embroiled in ꦬa battle of his own.

Fighting the likes of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller, Bagnaia had to be aggressive and calculated to the right degree, which some riders such as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini and Joan Mir were not.

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Marini took out Bastianini, causing an injury to the factory rider, while Mir🎀 hit Fabio Quartararo and ꦦcrashed out on his Honda debut as a result.

And while opinions were split 🌠about the Sprint races being good for MotoGP, Bagnaia was not in the mood to hear complaints af൩ter winning the first race of his title defence. 

Bagnaia said: "Last year it was impossible to overtake because of🍌 the aerodynamics for many reasons. Now it is a jungle with the same aerodynamics. I waꦬs not behind so I don’t know what happened. 

"For sure, to have an overtake now you have to take some risk and you hav🦹e to be aggressive but it’s like this. You have to be🌜 prepared. 

"Of course, on Saturday you 🐟have to approach it in a smooth way. It’s true that if you win you get 12 points but it’s not the 25 of the Sunday. 

"I think you can manage to just be constant and be in the front. To do an overtake you have to be aggressive but it🃏’s like this."

Like Bagnaia, Marquez💎 also showed an aggressive side to come back from fifth and claim a podium.

Marquez, who stated that the Sprint race was an enjoyable experience during the post-race ꦇpress conference, also agreed with Bagnaia about the level of risk you need to take being the current norm in MotoGP, whether that’s in the Sprint race or another session.

Marquez said: "The way to push; today I was a bit calm and then was aggressive in the early part, but then calm [again]. The position was better than I expected and the target was top five toda🦩y. I was in. 

"Then, step–by-step I started to lose and then I took a risk again. I💛t was more or less the same risk as a normal race."

Bagnaia sends warning to MotoGP rivals

Although it took a mistake from Martin on the final lap ✃for Bagnaia to come through and win, the Italian said he was pushing more during his Sprint race simulation in testing, rather than today’s official race.

Yet, he came away victorious which was a⛦nother clear indication that Bagnaia is the rider to bea🍬t in 2023.

"In my situ✱ation, I was pushing more in the test simulation than in the race today," claimed the world champion. "It was important to adapt and understand it. Also, the level of grip was less so it was important to understand everyꦫthing. 

"Moto2 riders were not riding in the test so the condition was quite different to this morning. It’s a race so you feel more nervous because it was the first one but it’s different co🤪mpeting with or without taking points. So it⛄ changed."