With the addition of sprint races in 2023, after five rounds there have already been 10 races completed, with three different riders winning the sprints and the grands prix.
Heading into next weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, Francesco Bagnaia’s points lead over Marco Bezzecchi stands at just one as the reigning champion has suffered three DNFs in the first five GPs.
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To boot, Bagnaia is on the latest-spec Ducati, while Bezzecchi is on a VR46-run 2022-spec bike. Four of the top six riders in the standings are from satellite teams.
After a hectic French GP, Miller observed: “We’re five races through now, we’ve seen f****** everything.
“I think this championship will continue like this for this year. It's like last year on steroids again.
“There’s so many bikes [that are fast], everybody is so competitive. We see guys one week struggling and the next week they are riding away from everybody.
“So, it’s a tough one to gauge and it’s honestly hard to understand – obviously Pecco [is one] – your real contenders.”
Source: Autosport