“I’m not here to finish third,” Bagnaia told the post-race press conference in Thailand. “I learnt from last year that it’s important to take the maximum, and to take the correct risk.

Italy's two-time MotoGP champ Francesco 'Pecco' Bagnaia came third in the opening race of the season, the Thailand Gp, on Sunday. Bagnaia's new Ducati teammate Marc Marquez won the race and his brother Alex Marqez was second on a Gresini.

Marc Marquez’s sudden pace drop in the Thailand MotoGP was about more than just managing tyre pressure, claims Francesco Bagnaia