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

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!”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a dec♏ade covering everything from American sports, to football, t✱o F1.