MotoGP: Bagnaia reveals "false messages" after his disappointing Brno Sprint

Having secured pole position for Saturday's Brno MotoGP Sprint, Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia endured a disappointing afternoon in the 10-lap race, finishing down in seventh place.

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez claimed his eleventh Sprint win of the season in the 10-lap Sprint at the Automotodrom Brno in Czechia.

Márquez had a strong start from second on the grid and moved into the lead at Turn 3 on the opening lap. On lap five, he let KTM factory rider Pedro Acosta through due to a critical front-tyre pressure reading. With two laps to go, Marc Marquez retook the lead and secured the Sprint win.

His team-mate Francesco Bagnaia secured pole in a weird qualifying session. Starting from pole, the Italian had an excellent start, but he lost the lead to Marquez at Turn 3 on the opening lap.

The Turin-born rider then had to let several riders through in the middle part of the race due to a tyre pressure warning, which was later found to be unfounded. The Italian eventually finished in a disappointing seventh place.

Speaking of the issues, Bagnaia revealed: “I felt comfortable in the race and was riding well. I was losing a little ground to Marc, but I had a gap over the riders behind, and I think I could have managed the situation.

"Already on the grid we had a small electronics glitch, and during the race I received messages instructing me to perform a specific action. In the end, the front-tyre pressure was actually correct, so I shouldn’t have let the others through.

"The team is analysing the data to understand what really happened. It’s a pity, because we were doing well and my riding was much more effective today, especially under braking," concluded Bagnaia.