Marini, who missed out on the podium following a battle with Johann Zarco in ꦿSunday’s Grand Prix, was embroiled in an eaไrly-race fight with Miller as the KTM rider went from fourth to first.

But after ♒being passed by Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin, Miller then struggled to keep pace with the top two which instead caused a train 🤡of riders to be held up by the Australian.

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Oꦡne of those was Marini who admitted he lost time when battling the KTMꦏ riders.

The Mooney VR46 Ducati rider said: "I di💜dn’t expect this kind of race! I started very well and star𝓡ting from the first row helps a lot with the management of the race. 

"It’s a much easier race. I tried to give everything. I made a mistake trying to overtake Jack [Miller] in the Casanova-Savelli [section] and then Marti♛n overtook me and we lost a lot of time with Jack. 

"If I could stay in the slipstream of Martin for more than haꦦlf 🍰the race then, for sure, I could manage my body a little bit more. 

"In the last four or five laps I didn’t have enough strength to keep the grip ti💦ght, especially when the bike shakes🅠 in turn one. It was really difficult. 

"Behind Johann I tried everything beඣcause I wanted this podium a lot. It’s a drea🥂m to jump on the podium at Mugello because it’s the best place in the world to get a podium."

While Du🐻cati’s dominance continued at the Italian round, Marini was left in awe of KTM’s potential when it came to acceleration out of corners.

Quickly becoming the second best bike on the grid, KTM, in the hands of Brad Binder and Miller in particular, have been꧒ very close to Ducati’s fastest riders for several rounds.

Speaking after🎉 the race,❀ Marini alluded to Ducati holding the overall advantage compared to KTM, but not when talking about acceleration.

The It꧅alian added: "KTM accelerates really strongly. It has a lot of grip and in the acceleration it makes the difference. 

"They can put a lot of torque in the rear tyre and when the rear tyre keeps this torque they gain a loღt of time in acceleration. 

"They are also able to try and overtake you every time because when you exit from one corner, the normal situation is that you lose aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ little bit of contact because the bike in front of you accelerates a little bit before you and you, without the aerodynamics, without the load in the wings, lose a littl♐e. 

"While the KTM accelerates behind you in a very go♏od way and so they can try to overta🌠ke you and push you out in every corner. 

"It’s very difficult to fight against KTM now. They are really strong. Fortunately Ducati has something moꩲre."