OPINION: Enea Bastianini went all in with a controversial last-lap lunge on Jorge Martin at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to snatch victory from the Pramac rider. But with the title on the line, is it time for Martin to toughen up or is it down to the stewards to ensure that battles remain within the rules?

MotoGP: Enea Bastianini drafts on the track and blossoms on the podium. Jorge Martin gets angry until he sees the standings. Pecco Bagnaia lashes out at the tyres and then lays down.

Enea Bastianini took control of the Misano MotoGP with a last-lap overtake on championship leader Jorge Martin, but was it “dirty,” as has been described?

Jorge Martin took advantage of Francesco Bagnaia crashing out of the Emilia-Romagna MotoGP to extend his championship lead despite being pipped to Sunday's race win by Enea Bastianini on the final lap.

The MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix takes place at the Misano Circuit. The 2024 MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix race starts at 7 a.m. ET / 12 p.m. BST on Sept. 22. Every MotoGP 2024 race is available to live stream for free on ServusTV.

MISANO ADRIATICO, Italy (Reuters) -Italian Enea Bastianini won his home Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday after a final lap showdown with Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin to give Ducati a 100th MotoGP victory while reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia crashed out while in third place.

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix turned out to be quite a dramatic race with Enea Bastianini stepping on the podium's top step after a very ‘now or never’ move on Prima Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin.

Italy's Enea Bastianini won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Misano on Sunday, overtaking championship leader Jorge Martin in a daring move on the last lap to take the chequered flag. Bastianini's Ducati factory team companion,

Bastianini provisionally wins at Misano but only after a controversial last-lap pass over Martin as Bagnaia retired