Should MotoGP reassess its focus on sprint races?
"When you win 10 grands prix and you are still 24 points behind, something is incorrect."
Grievances about a format by a rival who has actually stopped working to master that format needs to constantly read with due care. They are to be anticipated. Francesco Bagnaia might simply have a point when it comes to the impact of sprint races on the 2024 MotoGP title fight.
To evaluate the scenario heading into the last round, Bagnaia enters the Barcelona weekend as a long shot regardless of having actually won 10 grands prix to the 3 victories of points leader Jorge Martin. The Spaniard's benefit can be traced to his 7 wins in MotoGP's sprint races in addition to many succumbs to Bagnaia on Saturdays.
To be clear, Bagnaia is making no reasons for his sprint travails. He is truthful about those t...