Marc Marquez wins at Brno ahead of Bezzecchi and Acosta. Bagnaia is disappointed: "I've become a bad guy."

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Marc conquers Brno , too. The red number 93 leads the way for the fifth consecutive time this year (eighth win of the season, seventieth in the premier class). “I can go on summer break relaxed. I'm going on vacation, I need a bit of relaxation,” he smiles. Tourist mode forever.

Bezzecchi, second and satisfied

The competition is left with only the illusion of being able to fight. That of Marco Bezzecchi , second on the Aprilia (+1.753) after leading for a third of the race (“I had a lot of fun, I knew Marc had more,” says the Rimini native), when the Ducati rider, in his matador form, reinstated the hierarchies of a tyrannical season. Ruthless, the Spaniard is taking his ninth world championship title (381 points, +120 over his brother Alex, who crashed today, +168 over Bagnaia). The Ducati garage is increasingly red-faced, with Pecco squandering Saturday's pole , finishing fourth behind the young phenomenon Pedro Acosta (“One of my best races”), who parks his KTM in front of the red of Pecco (fourth), who returned to shine – in vain – at the end of a race that had started in the best possible way, resisting the blows of his teammate Marc, who briefly sat in third after the start. A delusion, like an oasis in the desert that doesn't exist.

Bagnaia's difficulties

After the first few laps, Bagnaia was overtaken by one pass after another: first Bez, then Marquez, and then Acosta. As if unable to defend himself, he was also passed by Enea Bastianini , an old acquaintance, but the Italian KTM Tech3 rider crashed shortly after. “Pecco deserved the podium; he rode a good race. This was his best weekend,” commented Ducati general manager Luigi Dall'Igna . Raul Fernandez 's Aprilia Trackhouse finished fifth, ahead of Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha), who held off a superb Jorge Martin , returning from injury. The world champion placed his Aprilia seventh, ahead of Fermin Aldeguer (Ducati Gresini), who was involved in a great duel with Brad Binder , who recovered to ninth on his KTM. The other Gresini, Alex Marquez 's, ended up in the gravel early. The alien's brother rammed Joan Mir 's Honda on the second lap. The other HRC rider, Luca Marini , finished twelfth, ahead of Johann Zarco (LCR Honda). Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati VR46) was a huge disappointment, finishing sixteenth at the end of a very difficult weekend.

Bagnaia: "I've become one of the worst."

Pecco Bagnaia is bitter: “Braking was my strong point. In the past, I was very difficult to overtake, now it's the opposite. I've become one of the worst, everyone overtakes me,” he told Sky Sport MotoGP . The Ducati rider can't brake as he'd like, watching his teammate Marc Marquez fly on the GP25, a complicated bike to ride. At least for the Italian: “This year I feel like I don't know the project. I'm really struggling; since the start of the season I haven't been able to brake hard, I have a problem braking. When I try, there's no way to stop the bike. I find myself in limbo.” Meanwhile, the world championship is slipping away: “That was the goal. Now it's impossible to catch up with Marc, I'll try to do it with Alex Marquez (second in the overall standings – 261 points – ahead of Pecco at 213, ed. ),” he admits disheartened. “I have to persevere, improve, and be ready for next year.”