Gresini Ducati rider Marc Marquez feels his clash with reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia in the Portuguese Grand Prix was the Italian’s “mistake”.
The Ducati stablemates were battling over fifth position on lap 23 of 25 of Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit when they collided. Marquez made a move for the position under braking for Turn 5 on his GP23 but ran slightly wide, opening the door for Bagnaia to come back up his inside. The pair connected as their lines converged and both crashed, leading to non-scores as Bagnaia pulled out at the end of lap 23 and Marquez remounted to finish 16th.
Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images “But it was a mistake that we were fighting for fifth, sixth position – two points more, two points less. “And he was suffering a lot, especially with the rear tyres. “In the end when three, four laps remain you know you will lose the position, so it’s not necessary to come back in that aggressive mode. “But he decided like this and the consequence to Ducati is zero points.
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