First test for Ducati bosses as Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia reunite at COTA

Ducati won't want to see two of their main men in the gravel again
Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

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 will come together again at the Cir😼cuit of the Americas, for the fir🅠st time since their clash.

Bagnaia wiped out Marquez at the Portuguese MotoGP last time out, in a battle for fifth-position.

Instead, they ended up in the gravel and 🔯point-less allowing Jorge Martin to escape Portimao as the championship leader.

The clash between Marquez and Bagnaia, although a racing incident, is the first test of Ducat꧟i’s management this year.

It was always likely that the addi🔴tion to the Ducati rಌanks of a star like Marquez would cause some friction with title rivals.

Gigi Dall’Igna was extremely caref🐲ul in his post-racꦦe debrief not to apportion any blame to either rider.

What have they said behind-closed-doors to Bagn💟aia and Marquez to avoid a repeat incident♐? Have they said anything at all?

They certainly won⛄’t 🦩want to see two of their main men in the gravel again.

Marquez and B🎀agnaia also denied any🍰 ill feeling between them.

“We have a 💯good relationship w🍬ith Pecco,” Marquez said. “No problem.

“He knows what he 🔜did. He knows what mistake he did.

“I accept that these things happen in races.”

Bagnaia insisted it was bad luck: “It’s something that, 🐲unlucki༺ly, can happen.”

Marquez debuts at favourite track on a Ducati

Marquez has woꩵn at the Circuit of the Americas i🍸n Texas seven times.

This year, he returns on a Ducati for the first timꦇe.

Many within the paddock believe t𒁃hat, after two productive rounds, this weekend will r🌠eveal if Marquez is a true title contender.

Gresini prepared for Texas by releasing imagery of Mar🧸quez🌸 as ‘The Martian’, from Matt Damon’s movie.

But despite his ex💝tra-terrestrial skills on this track, he will find stiff competition.

Enea Bastianini, who has quietly found form this year, won in Texas for Gresini in 2♑022.

Last year LCR Honda’s Aཧlex Rins won ahead of VR46’s Luca Marini showing the possibility of a surprise result.

Marquez hasn’t won a MotoGP race sin⛦ce Octob🅘er 2021 in Misano.

Journalist Robert Jones told the Crash MotoGP podcast: “He has to ꦺbe eyeing꧂ up a win.

“Now, with the added element of a sprint, if Marquez doesn’t win at least one of the races he would 🌜leave COTA disappointed.”

Peter McLaren added: “Everythin🌳g is there for Marc 🔯to do well. Qualifying will be key.

“It will be a big part of the weekend for everybody but especially for Marc to avoid front tyre pressure problems𝐆.

“If he can get to the front early? You wouldn’t count ♒out him getting to the front and disappearing!”

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