Francesco Bagnaia described his battle with Jorge Martin as "fantastic" but admitted he "needs some help" to secure a third

Francesco Bagnaia reflected on his crash on the third lap of the Malaysian Grand Prix sprint, which saw his MotoGP title hopes take a huge hit.

Francesco Bagnaia says he will go “full send” in the 2024 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix as his title hopes hang in the balance following his sprint crash. The reigning world champion is now 29 points behind Martin and could lose his crown if the Pramac rider outscores him by nine points on Sunday after Bagnaia crashed out of the sprint.

Francesco Bagnaia says he "will go full send" to try and overcome Jorge Martin's 29-point lead after his MotoGP Sprint

Francesco Bagnaia won a thrilling Malaysia MotoGP on Sunday after a ding-dong battle with championship leader Jorge Martin to take the pair's title battle to the final weekend of the season.

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia kept his MotoGP title defence alive with a victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang on Sunday, cutting Jorge Martin's lead in the driver's standings down to 24 points ahead of the season's final race.

Jorge Martin has a chance to wrap up the MotoGP world championship in the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday after winning the sprint race at Sepang. The Pramac Ducati rider’s points advantage over his title rival Francesco Bagnaia has grown from 17 to 29 points after Bagnaia crashed his factory Ducati while chasing Martin on lap three.

Francesco Bagnaia smashed the track record to clinch pole position Saturday for the Malaysian MotoGP sprint race and grand prix ahead of title rival Jorge Martin. Pramac Ducati's Martin can mathematically clinch his first world crown this weekend,

Francesco Bagnaia will start the Malaysian Grand Prix from pole position after winning a remarkable qualifying duel with championship leader Jorge Martin. The Italian factory Ducati rider beat his own lap record by over a second with a scorching lap of 1m56.