**”Bagnaia Brands 2024 MotoGP ‘A Championship of Mistakes’ After Crucial Sprint Victory Amid Tire and Track Controversies”**

Francesco Bagnaia describes the 2024 MotoGP season as "a series of errors"

Ducati racer comments on significant sprint victory

Francesco Bagnaia described the 2024 MotoGP season as a "championship of errors" after he secured victory in the Indonesian Grand Prix sprint race, which saw points leader Jorge Martin crash out.

The current two-time world champion has had seven instances of not finishing races in 2024, the most recent of which occurred last weekend at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

As a result, he found himself 24 points behind Martin going into the Mandalika sprint. However, when the Pramac rider crashed while leading on the first lap, it gave Bagnaia the chance to win the race and reduce his point gap to only 12.

Although Bagnaia secured a victory in the sprint race, he prefers not to focus too much on its importance due to the rapidly shifting dynamics of the 2024 championship. He also shared his thoughts on the reasons behind these frequent changes.

“I prefer to stay silent until tomorrow afternoon because this season appears to be filled with errors,” Bagnaia mentioned to the press, including Crash.net.

"I have a concept that emerged based on how the tires performed."

"The back tires have made significant progress, and they play a crucial role in braking as we are applying a great deal of force."

"However, the front end faces additional challenges, as we approach each corner at higher speeds."

"The enhancement in Michelin's performance this season is remarkable."

"Throughout the season and across all the tracks, we've significantly increased our speed. However, being on the edge means that crashes can happen easily. Therefore, it's crucial for the championship that we stay focused."

Martin denied this theory during his media address, suggesting instead that the asphalt at Turn 16 played a role in his crash.

Bagnaia’s victory in the sprint followed a challenging Friday at Mandalika, where he had difficulty keeping up with the speeds of Martin and Enea Bastianini.

He believes he made progress with his bike on Saturday and thinks he could have secured a better position than fourth in qualifying if not for the yellow flags at the end of Q2.

"We understand that the weekend didn't go perfectly up until the race, but we made progress with each session," he stated.

"However, this morning we made progress. During qualifying, I grasped something important, but I couldn't fully implement it due to the yellow flags."

"I knew that my performance might have been strong enough to contend for the victory."

"When I noticed Jorge heading into that corner, I thought to myself, 'If he cuts off that path, I'll gain four seconds,' because he was approaching at a significantly higher speed and with a steep lean angle."

“However, today the temperatures were extremely high, with the asphalt reaching 63 degrees. In my opinion, this made it the most challenging and unusual track conditions we've encountered throughout the season's weekend trials.”

"It was difficult to perform at that location. When I witnessed the crash, I began to pick up speed in the other three sectors, but I remained quite slow in that particular one."

"I was managing my effort initially, focusing on pushing hard in the first three stages to maintain control later on. It paid off today, but I know this strategy won't be effective tomorrow. Nevertheless, I'm pleased with today's results."

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