The top ten riders in the Spanish MotoGP Sprint took the chequওereᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚd flag in the same positions they had been in on lap 2 of the race.

It was the most extreme example this seas🧸on of subdued action in the half-length races.

In Buriram, the top five positions were the same as on lap 2. In Termas, COTA and Qatar the podium pla🌜ces were a carbon copy of the orde🌳r by lap 1 of 2.

Luca Marini: 'Points are nothing' in MotoGP sprints

With only half-points on offer in a format that was initially billed as a no-holds-barred shootout, HRC’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini feels the risk is increasinglyꦆ seen as not w🦹orth the reward.

“I🌞 think that the riders now get used to the Sprint race,” Marini explained after Saturday’s action. 

“They understood t꧃hat the risk is ꦿa lot, and the points are nothing.

“Lastꦛ year, Pecco [Bagnaia] lost the championship because of crashing in theಞ Sprint races. So I think that this changed a little bit in the mind of every rider.

“All the riders are, yes, trying to achieve the best posit🐠ion, trying to be on the podium in the Sprint race. But you know that maybe if you crash, you are losing a lot to try and gain one point more, that is not making a big difference. While if you make a zero, it's a huge down.”

The loss of vital data for🔥 the all-important grand prix if a rider crashes i🌃n the Sprint is another reason to prioritise reaching the finish. 

The Italian also𒁃 pointed t🌜o the increasing impact of penalties for the growing focus on consistency.

“Also for the penalties that we are receiving, if we are doing something crazy, it helps to calm down every ꩵrider a little bit,” he added. 

"I think that all the riders did a good job and also Dorna, IRTA, and the Safety Commissꦕion, we were working in a good way to provide a better show, with more safety. And I think we are doing it well.”

Pe♚rhaps full points for the Sprint might be the answer?

ꦇ“Full points for the Sprint would be inte🀅resting for sure!” Marini said.