Rennie Scaysbrook | September 2, 2022
2022 San Marino MotoGP News—Friday
Martin reacts to Ducati snub
Jorge Martin questioned the need for Ducati to create “a war” between himself and Enea Bastianini for the second seat in the factory team in 2023, a battle he lost.
The Spaniard said he felt Ducati management had lost some confidence in his abilities during a shaky season when he scored just two podiums in 13 races, a run that contributed to Bastianini gaining the edge.
Jorge Martin was less than impressed with Ducati’s internal war between himself and Bastianini.
“I think it’s not good even for Enea or for me, this war they create, the media or even…. a lot of people was talking. But I mean, I just try to make my good results. I suffer a little bit at the beginning of the season. Then from Barcelona I started to be quite consistent. I did a podium there too, so I don’t think it’s good for the riders because it’s not easy and you don’t perform to your 100 percent.
“I just felt it because, you know, we started speaking about 2023 and then I felt like they did a step back. So that’s why I tell I feel like they missed some confidence in myself.”
Gardner: KTM broke my heart
Remy Gardner gave an impassioned description of a tumultuous week that followed the Austrian Grand Prix, where he was informed that his services wouldn’t be required by KTM in 2023.
He was told “Saturday afternoon in Austria.” The news came as a surprise. “Wasn’t expecting it to be honest. I’ve always given 100 percent and, unfortunately, I don’t think it was good enough for the standard. They said I wasn’t professional enough.”
Remy Gardner went from being World Champion to out of a job in less than a year.
The Australian understandably felt hard done by.
“I felt like maybe there’s not an appreciation for the world championship I brought them as well. I mean, I was just giving my best all the time and I guess it wasn’t good enough. It’s definitely hard to take, after fighting so many years and with a lot of injuries and fighting with not maybe the best machinery and finally managed to actually kick a goal and win a championship… [then] to have only one year in MotoGP breaks my heart.
He has several offers to return to Moto2 next year, but remains unsure what his next move is. “I just feel a little bit deceived by the world of motorcycles at the moment. That’s why I’m not really sure even what I want to do next year.”
Bagnaia hit with penalty
Form man Francesco Bagnaia was hit with a three place grid penalty for some careless riding during FP1. The Italian wrongly felt he had finished the session, sat up and held up two riders behind, including Alex Marquez.
Francesco Bagnaia apologizing to Alex Marquez. He will take a three-place grid penalty as a result.
Surprisingly, the title contender was accepting of the penalty. “I think it’s correct. I totally agree with the penalty. I did a mistake, I thought that was already finished, that I already took the checkered flag. But I didn’t, so I did a mistake. I already say sorry to the stewards and say is OK, it’s correct.
“I also asked why three grid and not long lap. They told me it’s because it’s the first time you do. So for the first time you had like a warning, that is grid position penalty, and then the long lap.
“So I agree with them. And it’s the only way possible to have a step in terms of paying more attention in this situation.”
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MotoGP
Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP) set a 1:31.517 in MotoGP FP2 to end day one at the 2022 San Marino MotoGP as the fastest rider on track, with the Italian beating 2023 teammate Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) by 0.114s. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) made it a Desmosedici 1-2-3 on Friday afternoon, the top three split by 0.185s.
Enea Bastianini shadowed his 2023 teammate Francesco Bagnaia to take P1 on Friday.
Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Ducati) headed the fourth place on Friday ahead of World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) and Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro, the trio are sat within half a second of Bastianini heading into Saturday’s action. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing), Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) were late improvers to pounce into the top 10, and with the weather looking uncertain, it could prove crucial in terms of automatic Q2 promotion.
2022 San Marino MotoGP Results—Friday
| 1 | Enea Bastianini | (duc) | 1:31.517 |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | (duc) | + 0.114 |
| 3 | Jack Miller | (duc) | + 0.185 |
| 4 | Johann Zarco | (duc) | + 0.320 |
| 5 | Fabio Quartararo | (yam) | + 0.326 |
| 6 | Maverick Vinales | (April) | + 0.365 |
| 7 | Alex Espargaro | (April) | + 0.412 |
| 8th | George Martin | (duc) | + 0.649 |
| 9 | Marco Bezzecchi | (duc) | + 0.674 |
| 10 | Franco Morbidelli | (yam) | + 0.725 |
Moto2
Thanks to his 1:36.573 in Moto2 FP1, Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) topped the standings on Friday in San Marino despite a crash in the closing stages of FP2. Alonso Lopez (+Ego Speed Up) is 0.024s in arrears of Vietti’s time and rounding out the top three is veteran wildcard Mattia Pasini (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) – the Italian also crashed in the afternoon session.
Celestino Vietti topped Moto2 on Friday despite a crash.
2022 San Marino Moto2 Results—Friday
| 1 | Celestino Vietti | (cal) | 1:36.573 |
| 2 | Alonso Lopez | (boss) | + 0.024 |
| 3 | Mattia Pasini | (cal) | + 0.095 |
| 4 | Augusto Fernández | (cal) | + 0.097 |
| 5 | Jake Dixon | (cal) | + 0.119 |
| 19 | JoeRoberts | (cal) | + 0.779 |
| 26 | Cameron Beaubier | (cal) | + 1,497 |
| 31 | Sean Dylan Kelly | (cal) | +2,508 |
Moto3
Leopard Racing’s Dennis Foggia has marked himself as an early favorite in Moto3 at Misano after prevailing by a margin of 0.382 seconds in FP2.
P1 for Dennis Foggia on Friday at Misano.
‘The Rocket’ lived up to his nickname by setting a 1:41.608 around the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli when no one else could go any better than a 1:41.990. That was Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max’s Ayumu Sasaki, the race winner a fortnight ago at the Red Bull Ring, while Tatsuki Suzuki was a full 0.546 seconds off the pace after the second Friday session on the other Leopard Racing Honda.
2022 San Marino Moto3 Results—Friday
| 1 | Dennis Foggia | (Hon) | 1:41.608 |
| 2 | Ayumu Sasaki | (hus) | + 0.382 |
| 3 | Tatsuki Suzuki | (Hon) | + 0.546 |
| 4 | Sergei Garcia | (GASGAS) | + 0.550 |
| 5 | John McPhee | (hus) | + 0.670 |
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