There was no change within the prime 5 locations till Lap 20, when Bastianini regained second place as his trademark late race tempo got here to the fore. ‘The Beast’ was carving into Bagnaia’s lead out entrance as he left Viñales in his wake, and with only a couple laps remaining, a break up second separated the entrance two. Trying to find a passing manoeuvre, Bastianini was late on the brakes at Flip 4 however he was out of form, narrowly avoiding contact. The Italian regrouped and by the point Flip 10 got here round, the hole was again to nothing. No move got here into Flip 14 and neither into the ultimate nook, however Bastianini hooked his GP21 up on the exit and threatened to grab victory away from Pecco’s grasp on the chequered flag. It wasn’t to be although as Bagnaia received by 0.034s – a stunningly shut end between two phenomenal riders.
