As the top MotoGP rookie with tenth place in the opening Qatar race, Enea Bastianini may have expected to extend his points lead over the other newcomers with an eleventh in the second outing. But a stunning podium, from pole position, by Jorge Martin means that the Pramac (G21) rider leapfrogged Bastianini and heads to Europe with a six-point advantage over the Avintia (GP19) rider. However, it could be a 'new look' Bastianini that turns up in Portimao next weekend, after suffering an unusual problem at the end of the second Losail race; his long hair hampering his visibility. "Unfortunately, 6 or 7 laps from the end, my hair and sweat [went in my eyes] did not let me have good...
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