Bid for a third straight title takes a knock as Phillip Island wind throws Ducati set-up off course on Saturday

After finishing in fourth place in the Australian Sprint Race, Francesco Bagnaia was disappointed. Francesco Bagnaia has struggled throughout the weekend at the Australian Grand Prix. On Friday the Italian ended the day in fifth place after struggling with his number one Ducati.

Francesco Bagnaia admitted that his setup choice "didn't improve" the GP24 Ducati's performance during the MotoGP Sprint race. Bagnaia brought

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia says things on his bike the were good on Friday at the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix ‘got worse’ as he struggled to fourth in the sprint. Bagnaia was only a shade slower than championship leader Jorge Martin after Friday’s practice, but struggled for pace throughout Saturday and could only qualify fifth on the grid.

Championship leader Jorge Martin said Thursday a mistake-free weekend at the Australian MotoGP was his priority as he looks to fend off rival Francesco Bagnaia.

Jorge Martin converted a dominant pole position into a crushing victory in the Australian Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday. The world championship leader easily defeated Marc Marquez (Gresini Ducati) and Enea Bastianini (factory Ducati) after leading from lights to flag at Phillip Island.