Blunder Bagnaia Berkah Fruit For Honda

Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia. (Photo: Twitter/@ducatisse)

JAKARTA - The United States MotoGP race, which was held at Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Monday, April 17 in the morning WIB, took place dramatically.

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia wasted a golden opportunity to return to the podium. He fell on the eighth lap while leading the race.

The pressure given by LCR Honda racer, Alex Rins, is believed to be the cause of the Italian racer making a fatal blunder.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? 😱@PeccoBagnaia makes ANOTHER MASSIVE mistake! 🤯#AmericasGP 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/jdp34GTWti

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) April 16, 2023

As a result, Rins finally managed to become the fastest to touch the finish line. The Spaniard also ended Honda's victory fast.

In second place is Luca Marini (Mooney VR46). While the surprise was created by Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) who finished in third.

"I tried to pressure Pecco (Bagnaia), I think my strategy was successful, and I am very happy, very proud of the team," said Rins, who presented the first win for the LCR Honda team since the 2018 Argentine GP, as reported by AFP via Antara.

Rins also recorded a total time of 41 minutes 14,649 seconds, with Marini and Quartararo behind him 3,498 seconds and 4,936 seconds, respectively.

It was Rins' second win at COTA after his first success in 2019 in Austin while still in Suzuki's uniform.

Meanwhile, Marini, who achieved her best result and her first podium in MotoGP, admitted to being careful at the beginning and not wanting to make mistakes at critical moments.

"I had a good pace. After Pecco's accident I tried to overtake Fabio and chased Alex, but Alex was very strong and Honda had the best motorbike, they couldn't be beaten, but I was very satisfied with my result," Marini said.

On the other hand, Bagnaia admits she is frustrated with the results she gets, regardless of her strong dominance in the Sprint race.

"I don't understand, I'm very disappointed and quite nervous, because it's not my fault," Bagnaia said.

However, he was not the only driver to fall, with Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing), Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac), Jack Miller (KTM), Brad Binder (KTM) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) also fallen. There were only 13 racers who finished the race.

Maverick Vinales (Aprilia) and Miguel Oliveira (RNF Aprilia) complete the top five finish.

Meanwhile, Marco Bezzecki (Mooney VR46) finished sixth to maintain the leadership position of the drivers' standings with a collection of 64 points, while Pecco was in second place with 53 points.

The third to 10 positions are filled by Rins, Maverick Vinales (Aprilia Racing), Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac), Marini, Quartararo, Alex Marquez, Brad Binder (KTM), and Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha).