Bagnaia bosses it!
ULTIMATELY, THIS WAS too late for Francesco Bagnaia (Lenovo Ducati) to make any play on the destination of the 2021 MotoGP world title. But this was further proof of the Italian’s rising star as he produced his most dominant premier-class weekend to date to cement his name as MotoGP’s coming man.
Bagnaia’s cause in the second outing at the Algarve International Circuit of the year was somewhat aided by Marc Marquez’s (Repsol Honda) most recent plight. The winner of the previous two outings was absent here due to a mysterious training injury. And there was also an element of fortune as Fabio Quartararo’s (Monster Energy Yamaha) chances of victory ended after an uninspiring qualifying, from which he was never able to recover.
Yet the ease with which Bagnaia pulled clear of outgoing champion Joan Mir (Ecstar Suzuki) will act as a warning
