Barcelona gave us three race starts, two red flags, two riders in hospital, and one of the most controversial results in recent MotoGP history.

Pedro Acosta's KTM loses power on the straight at 300km/h. Alex Marquez has no time to react. The crash is horrifying. Then the race restarts and immediately gets red-flagged again at Turn 1. When it finally runs, Jorge Martin is taken out by his own Aprilia teammate Raul Fernandez while running second, loses the championship lead, and shoves his team manager in the pitlane. Fabio Di Giannantonio, riding with a damaged hand, wins for Valentino Rossi's VR46 team for the first time since 2023. Then the tyre pressure penalties come in and reshuffle the podium all over again.

Bezzecchi, who was never in contention at the front, finishes fourth and extends his championship lead to 13 points. On a  ...