Martin seizes championship lead with fourth consecutive sprint win

Martin seizes championship lead with fourth consecutive sprint win

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Jorge Martin makes it four MotoGP sprint wins on the bounce while also becoming the new championship leader as Francesco Bagnaia was only eighth.

Luca Marini started well from his first pole position, but Maverick Vinales quickly passed him at turn two. However, Marini’s Aprilia teammate, Jorge Martin, made an impressive start and moved up to third by lap two. Martin struggled to overtake Fabio Quartararo initially, but eventually succeeded at turn 12. Marc Marquez crashed out on the opening lap, while Aleix Espargaro crashed on lap two, taking out Brad Binder in the process. Martin continued his charge, overtaking Marini and then Vinales to take the lead on lap nine. Despite Marini’s attempts to catch up, a small mistake allowed Martin to extend his lead to 1.3 seconds.

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Source: Crash

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