How will Ducati manage the fall-out from 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’s Portimao clash?

Tha🐬t subject was debated on the latest episode oꦿf the Crash MotoGP podcast.

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We w🍌ere in the Porꦆtimao paddock to watch the dramatic crash and question both riders about what happened.

Race Direction deemed it a racing incident but Marquez and Bagnaia’s collision in the Portuguese MotoGP mea🍸nt they both scored no points, and allowed Jorge Martin to build ꦏa lead in the championship.

Ducati boss Gigi Dall'Igna was then extremely careful noꦑt to blame either rider for the collision but he will surely have to manage what comes next.

Robert Jones said: “We expected those two to be racing hard ℱthis year, and potentially fo🐈r something like to happen, given what’s at stake.

“Knowin꧟g Marquez, he wants to prove a point, and tꦡo race the likes of Bagnaia and Martin as hard as he can.

“For Bagnaia, knowing he’s got Marquez on a similar bike, it🔯’s a chance for him, as well, to really prove himself against someone of Marquez’s talent and reputation.

“It was a good move from Marquez. He did run slightly wide but not wide enough to give up ඣthe corner.

“He was still, 🎶just, on the line and could expꦉect to take the line that he did.

Bagnaia was very aggressive. Fair but aggressive.

“It’s just on🤪e of those where tw✱o riders wanted the position, to be ahead of the other, and there was inevitably contact. A racing incident was fair.

“Whether you think Marquez is at fault ♉or not, he’s always in the limelight.

“For Ducati, it’s 🌳something they’ll want to get on top of. And not have thiꦚs happen again.

“Especially for the factory team, with “Ba🌳gnaia going for tꦗhe title again, it’s not something they want.

“To have Ducati ride🉐rs colliding is never a good thing.

“It was very dramatic. Going forward, they’ll want to put a stop to tha♉t. It will be hard to keep a lid on it, for sure…”

Peter McLaren reported: “Nightmare scenario for bﷺoth of them to come away with zero points.

“Pecco was 🐷angry about that, not 🧸about the move itself.

“The move itself was a racing incident.

“But the context of it? Pecco the reigning champion, the title favourite, on the back foot 𒀰after a mistake in the sprint, then o♚ff pace in the grand prix, his main rival Martin in front…

“The last thing you then need is to thrꦜow away what would have been fourth-place, with Maverick♛ then dropping out.

“I askeܫd Pecco if it was risky. He insisted it wa🌱sn’t.

“Marc said༒ ‘it was a racing incident’. But he also said that Ducati can see all the data. He didn’t say what the data showed. But he implied that the data would be on his side.

“They were both probably off line. In that scenario, the guy behind has go🔯t to be aware that the guy in f൩ront can’t see him.

“But you’re not talking about♊ normal 🐻riders, here. You’re talking about two multi-champions.

“The end result was a disaster for both, and𓄧 it gave Martin a decent points lead.”

Jordan Moreland said: “There are so many different TV angles from it. The broadcast showed that maybe they j⛦ust collided.

“When you see the alternate angle…

“On🌳e angle looks like Bagnaia clearly understeers into Marquez.

“Another angle shows Marquez closing the door…

“Fantastic drama🍌. It makes two weeks’ time in COTA ev🌳en more special.”