Arch rival points out Marc Marquez's mistake which pushed him back in race against Francesco Bagnaia at Jerez

In the thrilling race on Sunday at Jerez, Francesco Bagnaia outplayed Marc Marquez to win his third consecutive MotoGP race at the Spanish Grand Prix. His amazing performance and sheer display of skills shocked Marquez who held the pole position while starting the race. 

Now, speaking about the race one of Marquez’s arch rivals Valentino Rossi offered a breakdown of their intense fight at the track. He also said that Marquez had to taste his own medicine as Francesco Bagnaia outplayed him with his tricks. 

Speaking with Sky Italia after the race in Jerez, Rossi said, “Pecco considers Marc one of his rivals in the championship. We’ve seen his approach. He responds immediately to his overtakes. I think this is very important because someone like Marc tends to devour you.” 

“If he sees you bleeding, or you’re not as strong, he devours you more. Pecco did three perfect laps today, proving that he’s the best out of everyone in riding the Ducati. He is complete. “Marc had more in the last laps, especially in the left turns, where he was covering less ground. He did 1'37''6 and arrived on Pecco”, he further added. 

“You need to stay there”, says Rossi 

Further analysing the race Rossi said that there was a moment when Bagnaia seized the race at Turn 10 with his amazing skills and announced why he is at Jerez. “But then when you get there, you have to pass and do it quickly. Because otherwise the front tyre heats up and swells and overtaking becomes increasingly difficult. Marquez tried immediately, Pecco was good at responding to him”, says Rossi. 

“And in my opinion, he won the race there. When Marc passed him at Turn 9, going a little wide. Pecco got back into Turn 10 with an entry like the ones Marquez usually does. There, in my opinion, he immediately made him understand that he wanted to win…”, he concluded. 

It’s worth noting that with this win Francesco Bagnaia had a great leap in the driver’s standings. He currently holds the second position with 17 17-point gap from topper Jorge Martin. Martin crashed at the Spanish Grand Prix and failed to earn a point.