P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Having beaten Francesco Bagnaia in the Sprint, Jorge Martin went into Sunday’s Malaysian MotoGP confident of trimming Bagnaia’s title lead down to single digits.
Martin had a disappointing race as he couldn’t keep up with Bagnaia’s pace, finishing in fourth place. Despite briefly leading the race at the start, he was overtaken by Bagnaia and his teammate Bastianini. Martin made attempts to pass Bagnaia, but was unsuccessful, and ultimately settled for fourth. He expressed disappointment with his performance and had to settle for P4 instead of fighting for the podium. However, Martin remains optimistic for the upcoming race in Qatar, as he has had previous success there with pole positions and a podium finish. Additionally, Bagnaia has used up his one ‘official warning’, which could work in Martin’s favor.
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