P6 in Aragon was Bastianini’s best result before the San Marino GP. Four top 10s had been a very solid return for the rookie, but there won’t have been many who really expected a podium challenge at Misano – especially from P12 on the grid. Picking your way through the pack, on a two-year-old bike, and going on to set the fastest lap of the race, is more than a difficult task. But Bastianini made it look easy. If he’d started a row or two further up the grid, a win could well have been on the cards…

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