Marc Márquez gained the MotoGP Australian GP after a direct battle with title contender Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati).
The Gresini rider recovered from a begin hampered by a tear-off visor movie and managed to take the lead on lap 24 of the 27-lap race, because of an overtaking maneuver at flip 4 of Phillip Island.
Earlier than that, Márquez rigorously deliberate his transfer on Martín, as he admitted: ‘I used to be behind Jorge, attempting to plan the assault for the final 5/4 laps, and I did it, as a result of he made a small mistake. And I stated, «Now I’ll lead the race». At that second, I assumed that he would keep behind, however I noticed that on the straight with the slipstream he was in a position to overtake me’.
Initially, Márquez couldn’t forestall Martín from responding, however he finally launched a decisive assault, growing his tempo within the ultimate laps, as he defined: ‘When he overtook me, I stated: «I must assault properly». Then, I attacked at flip 4. Within the final two laps, we used the tyre, we pushed a bit extra, and I did once more 1m28s low – which was a really quick lap’.
