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Superb show that was experienced this past Sunday in the MotoGP race of the Grand Prix of the Americas , in which the talented rider of the Gresini team Enea Bastianini prevailed , accompanied on the podium by Alex Rins who is in the best moment of his career and a Jack Miller who, despite delivering the first podium of the season to the official Ducati team, is more out than in for 2023.
Uri Puigdemont and Germán Garcia Casanova analyze, for yet another week in our MotoGP podcast, the Austin race in which, without in any way detracting from Bastianini’s victory, the great winner was, once again on his circuit, Marc Márquez .
The Honda rider arrived in the United States after two races away due to his vision problems, this time derived from a terrifying crash in Indonesia with disastrous memories. On Saturday, after qualifying, in which he was ninth, Marc showed his most human and down-to-earth side, admitting his doubts and fears, and his lack of self-confidence when looking for a fast lap in Q2.
Some confessions that sowed doubts and uncertainty ahead of the race, aggravated, even more so if possible, by a technical problem on his bike that left him stuck on the grid and placed him last in the pack before reaching the first corner. But from there, the Spanish rider built a spectacular comeback, with a fabulous drive that allowed him to climb to sixth position in, without a doubt, his best performance after the terrible injury in Jerez in 2020.
The Austin race also confirmed the great moment that the Suzuki team is going through, which, without managing to win any race at the moment, are always there fighting with their two riders for the front positions, scoring very important points for the championship. Both Joan Mir , and especially Alex Rins this year, with two podiums already, are serious candidates for the fight for the title when we have only had four races and the European tour has not yet started, where the riders in blue are confident of raising, even plus your level.
A bar that Pecco Bagnaia must also raise, the only Ducati rider with a contract for 2023 and who is still unable, for the moment, to make his debut on the World Cup podium, while the young Bastianini and Jorge Martín fight to accompany him next year in the formation of factory. Uri and Germán delve into the competition between the two candidates for Miller’s seat, who has already openly admitted that returning to Pramac would not be a bad option for him.
