The first flag-to-flag race in four years was the tip of the iceberg on Sunday as Round 5 of the season threw up so many challenges for the riders, but at the end of it all, Le Mans saw the 2021 MotoGP™ title race close right up. In Zarco’s case, it’s now three podiums in the opening five races. Last year, we saw Quartararo finish P9 – from pole – in the wet conditions on home turf. Quartararo himself admitted it felt like a victory. Quartararo leads Bagnaia by one point, with third place Zarco and fourth place Miller 12 and 16 points adrift respectively. If there’s anywhere on the calendar that Ducati would choose to win at, it would be Mugello. The only Yamaha rider to win in our last 11 visits to Mugello has been Lorenzo.

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