How will Ducati manage the fall-out from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia’s Portimao clash?

That subject 🔜was debated on the latest episode of the C🦩rash MotoGP podcast.

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We were in the Portimao paddock to watch the dramatic crash and question both riders ♚about 🤪what happened.

Race Direction deemed it a racing incident but Marquez and Bagnaia’s collision in thಌe Portuguese MotoGP meant they both scored no points, and allowed Jorge Martin to build a lead in the championship.

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

Robert Jones said: “We expected those two to be rac💖ing hard this year, and potentially for something like to happen, given what’s at stake.

“Knowi🏅ng Marquez, he wants to prove a point, and to race the likes of Bagnaia an👍d Martin as hard as he can.

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

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

“He was 🦩still, just, on the line and could expect🐠 to take the line that he did.

Bagnaia was very aggressive. Fair but aggressive.

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

“Whether you think Marquez is at fault or ౠnot, 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 team, with “Bagnaia going for tꦇhe title again, it’s not something they want.

“To have Ducati riders collid🍨♋ing is never a good thing.

“It was very dramatic. Goi♛ng 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: “Nightmare scenario for both of them to come a꧒way with zero points.

“Pecco was angry about that, not about the♏ move itself.

“The move itself was a racing incident.

“But the context of it? Pecco the💙 rei🌌gning champion, the title favourite, on 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 throꦛw away wꦿhat would have been fourth-place, with Maverick then dropping out.

“I aไsked Pecco if it was risky. He insisted꧃ it wasn’t.

“Marc said ‘it was a racing incident’. But he also sཧaid 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 guy 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 talking about two multi-cham๊pions.

“The end result🌠 was a disaster for both, and it gave Martin a ꦆdecent points lead.”

Jor🍃dan 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 understeers𒁏🎉 into Marquez.

“Another angle shows Marquez closing the door…

“Fantastic drama. It makes two week๊s’ time in COTA even more special.”