Bagnaia increases the gap to fourteen points in the GP of Malaysia with Martin, where an impressive Bastianini takes the victory

 Bagnaia increases the gap to fourteen points in the GP of Malaysia with Martin, where an impressive Bastianini takes the victory

The eighteenth event of the year, the Malaysian Grand Prix, was what was expected. A head-to-head duel between the two title contenders, Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martín, more evenly matched than ever. It had been a while since they reached this point in the World Championship with the two contenders so closely matched and without being able to make predictions about who is the clear favourite.