Franco Morbidelli on Marc Marquez contact: ‘He went left, we got tangled’

Franco Morbidelli: “He w𝐆ent on the left as I was goin🐽g through, and we got tangled."

Marc Marquez, Franco Morbidelli contact, 2024 Austrian MotoGP
Marc Marquez, Franco Morbidelli contact, 2024 Austrian MotoGP

The fallout from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez’s front holeshot device issue saw a tangle with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli into Turn 1 of Sunday’s Austrian MotoGP.

Lacking acceleration, Marquez soon plummeted from third to sixth,🧜 with Morbidelli also trying to weave around the Gresini rider.

But the gap Morbidell🐼i was aiming for, between Aleix Espargaro and Marquez, suddenly ꦅdisappeared and the pair made contact, sending them both wide.

Marquez rejoined in 13th with Morbidꦓelli down in 18th♍.

“When♊ I arrived into Turn 1, Marc had a problem. I think he didn’t engage the front device or some🧸thing, so he had a different speed,” said Morbidelli.

“He went on the left a♏s I was going through, and we got tangled.

“But finally, nothing hꦦappened and I’m h𝓡appy about that.”

In a race that sawﷺ little overtaking, Marquez gained nine places by the chequered flag with Morbidelli recovering ten positions.

“Recovering from 18th wasn’t easy. To overtake people here, it's complicated🍌,” said Morbidelli.

 “Front tyre pressur🍬e goes sky high and the performance of everything decreases by a lot. But anyway we were able to catch up to eighth. 🐼So it was a positive race for us.

“In MotoGP, it’s becoming more and more difficult to overtake because the difference in performance between🐓 the bikes in a straight line is very small𝄹. And everybody is able to brake very deep, with the [ride height] devices the bikes have.

“But today I gained ten positions☂. In France again I gained ওten or eleven position. So it's still do-able.

“I’m happy with the speed we had and with the feelings I experienced. I hope to qualify better in Aragon and in the following races.”
 

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