Bagnaia got here by means of from thirteenth on the grid to score his sixth grand prix victory of the season to take an 18-point lead within the championship.
It comes only a day after he misplaced the standings lead for the primary time since earlier than the Spanish GP to Martin, who dominated the sprint at Mandalika to maneuver seven factors away from a struggling Bagnaia.
However Bagnaia was far more aggressive on Sunday, and capitalised on a crash for Martin whereas he was main by three seconds on lap 13 of 27.
Requested what he thought when he noticed the Pramac rider within the gravel, Bagnaia stated: “My objective right now was to win. The one goal was to win.
“After I noticed I used to be third my pondering was that. After I noticed him crash, I might breathe a bit as a result of I used to be not needing to push a lot.
“I used to be in management and the rear tyre was beginning to drop a bit. So, it was crucial to remain extra fixed.”
Bagnaia’s Indonesian GP win marks his first Sunday success since Austria, after which he noticed a 66-point lead eroded by Martin by means of damage and error.
“From my aspect, this victory means many issues,” he added.
“We had been so aggressive once more, and I used to be lacking it a bit as a result of many instances I’ve been struggling.
“So, to have this efficiency once more was very, crucial. To win is at all times crucial and in a second when Jorge was out, the primary factor was to take probably the most factors as potential.
“And we did that. However from my aspect, after the crash in Barcelona it was not a simple interval.
“And actually successful right now is giving us a whole lot of motivation – not just for me, but additionally for my staff. They’re making an attempt at all times to present the utmost potential.
“And likewise this weekend we managed to enhance our scenario lots. This morning we improved a bit and within the race much more.”
Bagnaia suffered heavy bruising on his leg from his Catalan GP incident, which affected him within the following races, however he additionally revealed Indonesia was the primary spherical since Le Mans that he has not been carrying damage.
“After Le Mans, I broke the foot and the wrist,” he stated.
“And actually it was fairly laborious to trip. Clearly, while you take painkillers you don’t really feel something.
“However then the times after you begin to really feel not so good. I raced in Mugello and it was okay, however we arrived to the Sachsenring [where it’s] all left corners and I began to have some issues with the ligament within the hand.
“The bone I broke within the foot was just like the scaphoid within the wrist and it takes a very long time to be okay.
“After I arrived to Barcelona it was lastly okay, after which the haematoma I had on my leg was unbelievable after the crash.
“This weekend was the primary weekend with none issues on the leg and it was nice for certain.”