[ad_1]
A poker of aces came into the final Moto2 race with ambitions for the title. To guide him, Aeneas Bastianini, the one with the most chips on the table. And he affirmed them all, from the first to the last. From the statements of the week: “Others are taking the risk, not me“It is true that it was Marini, Lowes and Bezzecchi who had to push and wait. But we needed a tame Beast, a contradiction in terms. Instead, Bastianini has always been hungry in this 2020, even in the last race. The most continuous among the leading drivers, more than Luca Marini and Sam Lowes, who took the lion’s share in the first and second half of the season respectively.
There are many lions in Moto2 and several will collide with the sharks of MotoGP in 2021. Among them Bastianini and Marini, new teammates Sponsorama. In the meantime, however, you had to win the big jackpot in Moto2, also to win the first guide stripes (at least on paper) next year. With Lowes struck by a right wrist injury and a Bezzecchi in the race just because math gave him hope, the duel was between Marini and the Beast. Which, however, was 18 points ahead, a huge amount. And so the first laps of Portimão were practically a catwalk in which the Beast wore a tuxedo: clean driving, never a risk.
Then some clouds over his World Championship, because Marini and Lowes fled and if the Brit had passed # 10 at the head of the race at Bastianini, sixth would not have been enough. In short, theor the tuxedo had to be dirty. So outside of Jorge Martín’s limit, at least you had to grab the fourth position from Marco Bezzecchi. He didn’t, but Remy Gardner he became a precious ally, taking the victory and taking points away from both Marini and Lowes. At that time, it was enough to hold fifth place. Or even just don’t fall. And did not do it.
MotoGP | Portuguese GP 2020, Moto2: champion Bastianini – LIVE
Bastianini never actually crashed in 2020 except for Spielberg’s contact with Marini, in which the Sky Racing Team rider had the biggest responsibilities. The Beast is continuous, the Beast roars but reasons. And in the end, the Beast salutes Moto2 as world champion.
[ad_2]
