For the uninitiated, Fransisco Bagnaia (Pecco) is a two-time MotoGP champion ... as he has fierce competition to fend off—but ...

Bagnaia remounted to finish 16th. “For Pecco, a great disappointment, even more so considering the chosen strategy [starting on wets] that would certainly have seen him amongst the leaders ...

Pecco Bagnaia was on the podium saying ‘you don ... I used to struggle with that, when I took the helmet off. “Over the years it has become a friendship thing. They all train together!

Then it was the pole position shootout. Friday saw a gap of just 0.022s between Bagnaia and teammate Marc Marquez, and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was ahead of both ...