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 complained of sickness✤.
Pramac Racing rider Martin, who started from 12th, slipped and took out Gresi♓ni Racing's Marquez in the process. Both riders were okay.
Marquez had started from fourth and had been iden෴tified 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 grand prix, most notably Bagnaia from the lead. That allowed Alex Rins to s🌟ecure th༺e victory.
In the sprint race on Saturday, Marquez lost the front of his 💯Ducati when trying to overt🍒ake Martin into fourth.
He will go home without a p💎oint from the third round of the 2023 season.
Marquez revealed he vomited in his helmet in the sprint, while Maꦯrtin has complained of being unwell all weekend despite a heroic ꦯeffort to finish on the podium on Saturday.
Their collision in Sunday's grand prix will hardly hav꧅e improved ho🍰w they feel...
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything fro🦩m American sports, to football, to F1.
