Max Biaggi believes that Francesco Bagnaia found himself in the “wrong🧜 place at the wrong time” but should not be blamed for the crash with Marc Marquez.

Bagnai🐻a’s attempt to squeeze past Marquez in the Portuguese MotoGP sent them both into the gravel.

ꦆIt was ꦆruled a racing incident by Race Direction but robbed both riders of crucial points in the early exchanges for the championship.

"The idea I have is that it was a racingꦿ accident and that there was no intention, neither on one side nor the other,” MotoGP legend Biaggi told .

"Marc attempted to overtake in that left corner and surprised Pec✃co who, in my opinion, was right to cross because anyone would have done it to try to get back to the fron🤡t.

“But perhaps he didꦚn't expect Marquez to come back so quickly, which only he can do.

“Bagnaia found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, unfortunately they both crashed and this is a shame for the ranking, but I would s♌ay that there is a 50/50 responsibility."

Ducati riders Bagnaia and 𝓰Marquez have played down the possibility of heightened tensions within the Italian manufacturer🌸.

But a clash in only the second round of the season between Ducati’s star man and reigning champion, and their illustrious new🃏coဣmer, will set the tone for MotoGP’s return in Texas in two weeks.

Aprilia ‘must restore morale’ to Maverick Vinales

Four-time 250cc champion Biaggi is a legend, and currently a brand �💧�ambassador, for Aprilia.

Aprilia won the sprint race🎐 in Portimao through M🐠averick Vinales.

Al🌟though the record books do not count sprints as official MotoGP victories, Vinales became the first rider to win with th𒐪ree manufacturers.

But his hopes of solidifying that record in the grand prix ended due to a geﷺarbox problem.

"We lacked the completeness of the team, because Ale𝔉ix Espargaro started well 🔜in Qatar and Vinales in Portugal.

“But we showed excellent things, because the p🧸odiums of Aleix in Lusail and of Maverick in Portimao are two good signs of competitiveness.

“There was that '0' ♋that was not needed for Vinales in the long race of the last weekend du☂e to a technical problem and this is a bit worrying.

“We hope to resolve it quickly to also restore morale to the rider w🧸ho had a stellar weekend.

“They tell us it was a problem 🀅with the gearbox, we don't kn🌄ow specifically what it is.

“If he didn't have it, he could have even fꦏought for the victory because he was penalised from the start."