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Ducati’s Enea Bastianini says that his contentious overtake on Jorge Martin was his “only possibility” to take a home MotoGP victory in Misano.
Italian MotoGP rider Bastianini made a decisive move on the last lap of the race at Misano to snatch victory from championship leader Martin in Turn 4. Born near the circuit, Bastianini regarded this win as special, achieved after intense data analysis post-Sprint. Despite controversy over the aggressive overtake, Bastianini saw it as his sole chance to clinch the win, justifying the move as necessary for victory. While some, like Marquez, criticized the move, others, including his teammates, supported Bastianini’s maneuver as fair and essential in competitive racing. The race, marked by strategic riding and intense competition, stirred debate within the MotoGP community about the ethics and implications of aggressive on-track maneuvers.
