Jorge Martin crashes and wipes out Alex Marquez at MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas
♑The first-lap incident between the two Ducatis ended the weekend for the two riders who had previously compla🐈ined of sickness.
Pramac Racing rider Martin, who started from 12th, slipped and took out Gresini Racing's Marquez in the process. Both riders were🍰﷽ okay.
Marquez had started from fourth an﷽d had been identified on Saturday by Francesco Bagnaia as a key threat, but he crashed out of both races in Texas this weekend.
Eight out of 22 riders crashed out of the gran﷽d prix, most notably Bagnaia f𝕴rom the lead. That allowed Alex Rins to secure the victory.
In the sprint𒀰 race on Saturday, Marquez lost the front of his Ducati when t🌼rying to overtake Martin into fourth.
He will go home without a𝕴 point from the third round of the 2023 s𒆙eason.
Marquez revealed he vomite🌺d in his helmet in the sprint, while Martin has complained of being unwell all wee🎐kend despite a heroic effort to finish on the podium on Saturday.
Their collision i♑n Sunday's grand prix will hardly have improved how they feel...
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