How will Ducati manage the fall-out from 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia’s Portimao clash?

Thaཧt subject was debated on the latest episode of the Cras✅h MotoGP podcast.

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We were in t♏he Portimao paddock to watch the dramatic cras𒈔h and question both riders about what happened.

Race D🌜irection deem♚ed it a racing incident but Marquez and Bagnaia’s collision in the Portuguese MotoGP meant they both scored no points, and allowed Jorge Martin to build a lead in the championship.

Ducati boss Gigi Dall'Igna was then extremely careful not to blame either rider for the cꩵollision but he will surely have to manage what comes next.

Robert Jones said: “We expected those two to be racing🌟 hard this year, and potentiall🐈y for something like to happen, given what’s at stake.

“Knowing Marquez, he 𝔍wants to prove a point, and to race the likes of Bagnaia and Martin as hard🎃 as he can.

“For Bagnaia, knowing he’𒆙s got Marquez on a similar bike, it’s a chance for him, as well, to really prove himself against someone of Marquez’♛s talent and reputation.

“It was a good move from Marquez. He did run slightly wide but not wide enough to give up 𝔉the corner.

“He was still, just,🦹 on the line and could exꦆpect to take the line that he did.

Bagnaia was very aggressive. Fair but aggressive.

“It’s 𝕴just one of thosꩵe where two riders wanted the position, to be ahead of the other, and there was inevitably contact. A racing incident was fair.

“Whether you t🗹hink Marquez is at fault or not, he’s always in the limelight.

“For Ducati, it’s something they’ll want to get on top▨ of. And not have this happen again.

“Especially for the factory tཧeam, with “Bagnaia going for the title again, it’s not some🐭thing they want.

“To have Ducati riders collidiღng is never a good thing.

“It was very dramatic. Goꦑing forward, they’ll want to put a stop to that. It will be hard to keep a lid on it, for sure…”

Peter McLaren reported: “Nightmar☂e scenario for both of them to come away w⛦ith zero points.

“Pecco was angry ab💜out that, nꦍot about the move itself.

“The move itself was a racing incident.

“But the context of it? Pecco the reigning champion, the title favourite, o﷽n the back foot after a mistake in the sprint, then off pace in the grand prix, his main rival Martin in front…

“The last thing you then need is to throw away whatꦍ💎 would have been fourth-place, with Maverick then dropping out.

“I as🌠ked Pecco if it was risky. He insiste꧑d it wasn’t.

“Marc said ‘it was a racing incident’. But he also said that Ducati can see all the data. He didn’t say what the data showed. But he implied that the 🍷data would be on his side.

“They were both probably off line. In that scenario, the guyܫ behind has got to be aware that the guy in front can’t see him.

“But you’re not talking about normal riders, here. You’re talk🌊ing about two multi-champions.

“The𓄧 end result was a disaster for both, and it gave Martin a decent points 🥃lead.”

Jordan Moreland said: “There⛎ are so many different TV angles from it. The broadcast showed that maybe they just collided.

“When you see the alternate angle…

“One angle looks like🅘 Bagnaia clearly understeers in𓄧to Marquez.

“Another angle shows Marquez closing the door…

“Fantastic drama. I♑t makes two weeks’ time in COTA even more special.”