The first three laps of Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix were jaw-dropping stuff. Going into the race, sitting comfortably on a 29-point championship advantage, Jorge Martin knew THE ONLY THING he absolutely had to do was stay out of the gravel. If he could manage that he would take one more mighty step towards winning the greatest prize of them all.
On the other hand, the only thing that reigning champ Pecco Bagnaia knew he absolutely had to do was risk everything in the unlikely hope of reversing a 29-point deficit and putting himself back in the title hunt.
Two opposing goals which, if they met in the middle, could’ve ended in disaster.
