168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia will seek to even the score with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez at the Circuit of the Americas this weekend.

Their Portimao disasterꦿ left both riders in the gravel, then point-less and losing crucial ground in the champion✱ship fight.

Bagnaia caused them both to crash by tr🍬ying to overtake Marquez into ಌfifth.

The incident was due to Bagnaia wanting to stamp his authority on Ducati new boy Marquez, insists MotoGP commentator Matt Birt.

“People inside the paddock and fans around th﷽e world said that 🍒the sport is lacking the next big rivalry, and a bit of needle,” Birt said.

“We didn’꧒t need to wait long until Marc was causing chaos in his second ra♛ce at Ducati!

“Portimao was a classic example of two proper heavyweights flexi✅ng their muscles.

“They didn’t want to be beaten by each other.

“Unfort🐲unately two he💟avyweights flexing their muscles… they both end up on the floor. Not good for the championship.

“Pecco says Marc was too aggr🧜essive closing the line. Marc says Pecco was too optimistic with the gap that was there.

“It 𒊎is already a headache for Ducati management behind-the-scenes.

“It’s what we want as neutrals, two🙈 of the best riders going at it hammer and tongs!

𒐪“For me, it was the right call [a racing incident]. I’d go 60-40 in the blame ꦛgame on Bagnaia.

“It has certainly spiced up this weekend…”

The fall-out is that Ducati must manage relati🃏ons between their star man and reigning MotoGP champion Bagnaia, and their este൩emed newcomer Marquez.

The dominant 🐎Italian manufacturer will not want a repeat of their two riders ending each other’s ho🎃pes again.

“Potenti♋ally a ꦏhumongous headache for Ducati,” Birt said.

“But they knew this whenౠ they signed Marc. They know the rider that he is. He’s all-in, very aggressive.

“This was, for me, Ba✱gnaia not wanting in the second race of the season to be beaten by someone who is coming to take his crown.

“Pecco has been the undisputed top dog at Ducati. Theꦿn at round two, Marc has come in…

“They have different opinions on what🧸 happened. It is the kind of juicy rivalry that we’ve been waiting for꧋.

“I can’t wait for this weekend because they’ll be fighting at the front in♛ the sprint and in the grand prix.”

The MotoGP of the Americas in Texas is tradit🌼ionally Marquez’s favourite track.

He has won seven times at this circuit with Honda, and now debuts on a Ducati in the third round of the 2024 MotoG♊P season.

“I would be gobsmacked if Marc doesn’t win at least the sprint o🥂r the grand prix,ꦏ” Birt predicted.

“This is where Marc will truly understand🥀 where he’s at, and his potential💞 on the Ducati.

“He’s never been a fan of Qata🧜r, likew🐬ise Portimao.

“This🌜 is his manor. His back yard. This weekend is whe🗹re we’ll see how explosive he can be.

“Can he𝕴 produce t𒀰he performance that he did for Honda back in the day?”

Bagnaia, however, will not want to sit back and let Marquez take all the glo💫ry at COTA.

He has a habit of replying strongly to adversity.

“L𒊎ook at his record,” Birt said. “Bagnaia is the epitome of Mr Consistency.

“Yes he has dropped 🍸the ball a few times but he is fantastic at bouncing back. He doesn’t dwell ꩲon setbacks.

“Since the sprint era came in, Portimao was only the second time in the new format that Bag༺naia hasn’t scored at least one podium in a weekend.

“He has said it’s time for redemption at the rodeo. It will bཧe fantastic to see ho🅰w he comes out swinging.

“He wants payback on his circuit. And he wants payback onꦅ the #93 as well!”

Marquez is 33 points behind championship leader Jorge Martin. Bagnaia is 𓄧23 poiꦗnts behind Martin.