Label: Marc Márquez

Lorenzo blamed Bagnaio for the incident

Lorenzo blamed Bagnaio for the incident

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The incident between Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia at the last race in Portimao divided fans and experts. The three-time world champion of the MotoGP class, who now acts as a commentator, defended his compatriot and attributed the blame to Francesco Bagnaija. "Marc is otherwise an aggressive racer, but in this specific case he did not make a mistake, because a racer who overtakes does not have a 360° view of what is happening around him." "According to him, Bagnaia had a better view of the situation and was able to avoid the collision. "On the other hand, the rider behind, in this case Bagnaia, could have understood Marco's intention and let him go ahead in that turn. Instead, he saw a little space, opened the gas while accelerating and drove onto the line Marc was returning to. I would say Pecco was responsible for the collision
Marquez: Pecco was too aggressive for the extra two points

Marquez: Pecco was too aggressive for the extra two points

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Although Marc Marquez agrees with the decision of the commissioners, who characterized his collision with Francesco Bagnaia as a racing incident, he adds that this decision is very close to the limit. According to him, the blame for the fall of both lies with Bagnaia, who made a mistake when attempting a reverse maneuver. After that, Marc went to the medical center for a preventive check-up, but no injuries were found. "It was just a bump on the shoulder, nothing serious." Could the accident have been avoided? "Of course, it is impossible for the two racers who were involved in the crash right after the race to agree on who is to blame and who is not," said Marc with a smile on his face. "When we went to the commissioner, I said that it was a racing incident, but it was completely borderline. It is up to them to make a decision." "I believe that Pecco is responsible for t
Bagnaia and Marquez were taken away without penalty

Bagnaia and Marquez were taken away without penalty

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The race commissioners called the collision between Francesco Bagnaio and Marco Marquez a racing incident. Both racers took it away without penalty. Marquez tried to overtake Bagnaia in the fifth turn of the twenty-third lap, but was a bit too long. When he aligned the motorcycle to the ideal line, the Italian racer was already there. The collision was inevitable, and as a result both remained without points. After the race, the race commissioners examined the collision in detail and decided that it was a racing incident, so they were not penalized further. Francesco Bagnaia is disappointed to leave the track in Portimao after already in Saturday's sprint race he lost the victory due to a mistake and finished in fourth place. After today's zero in the total, he is 23 points behind the leader Martin. Marc Marquez today
Bastian's fastest driver on the first day in Portimão

Bastian's fastest driver on the first day in Portimão

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Enea Bastianini secured direct entry into the second part of MotoGP qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix with the fastest time of Friday's free practice, while Marc Marquez also qualified for Q2 with the third time of the afternoon practice, despite a fall. In the morning's first practice of the MotoGP class, the racers were greeted by a rather dusty Algarve track. Dust brought to the track by heavy rains even interrupted Moto3 practice, but the situation improved slightly when Moto2 practice was scheduled. The elite class racers started their 45-minute practice in satisfactory conditions, but the lap times were still over three seconds slower than last year. In the end, Marc Marquez found himself at the top, who is still getting used to the Ducati after his transfer to the Gresini Ducati team
Marquez is enjoying riding a motorcycle again

Marquez is enjoying riding a motorcycle again

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Marc Marquez was very pleased after finishing fifth in the sprint race in Qatar. As he pointed out, he is enjoying riding a motorcycle again, which allows him to fight for the top places even on a track that is not his favorite. The Spaniard was in contention for a top-three finish for a long time before he made a mistake at the finish. Nevertheless, he is not too worried about this, as he has achieved the goal he set for himself before the start of the season. Today's result should only confirm that the decision to leave Honda and transfer to the Gresini team was correct. "Regardless of what will happen, I am sure that the decision to transfer was correct. As I said on Thursday, the goal for this season is to fight for a place in the top six in every race. Why? Because, when you feel in this group
Marc Marquez fastest in wet second practice in Qatar

Marc Marquez fastest in wet second practice in Qatar

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Marc Marquez set the fastest time (2:06.544) of the second free practice in Qatar. This one was marked by a wet track, as it started to rain harder at the end of Moto 3 class practice. Therefore, they made the decision that these times will not be considered for the classification of racers into a faster or slower qualifying group. Instead, the results of tomorrow's last free practice will be taken into account. Augusto Fernandez finished in second place this time. Again, his teammate Pedro Acosta was third. The fourth and fifth times were set by KTM factory racers Jack Miller and Brad Binder. Raul Fernandez finished in sixth place ahead of Eneo Bastiani and Fabio Di Giannantoni. Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco completed the top ten. The Frenchman was again the best
Marc Marquez: The biggest difference is between the teams

Marc Marquez: The biggest difference is between the teams

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Ahead of his first MotoGP season in which he will not race for Honda, Marc Marquez spoke about the differences between his old and new workplace. The Spaniard moved to non-works team Gresini Racing this year after 11 seasons with the factory Honda team, and while the Ducati he will be racing this year is quite different from the Honda he is used to, the eight-time world champion said it might be the biggest yet the difference in the team work itself. He explained that it's not just a difference between the Japanese and the Italian way of working: "It's not just the Italian or the Japanese way, but the factory and the non-factory. In the factory team, you have a lot more new things to try out. There I had to pay attention to my driving, stay focused and be accurate in giving feedback as they are on po
Marc Marquez doesn't expect to win straight away

Marc Marquez doesn't expect to win straight away

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Marc Marquez is tempering expectations ahead of the start of the 2024 season, saying he does not expect to win the first races or drive as fast as Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia. At the end of 2023, after eleven years of cooperation, the Spaniard parted ways with the Repsol Honda team and switched to Gresini Racing's Ducati. Although he set fourth time 0.171 seconds back in November's tests in Valencia when he drove the first laps with Ducati, he does not say before the start of the season that he will try to be fast, but will take a calm approach. "People have high expectations. But one is expectations and the other is reality. My approach will be to try to be fast on the track and if I can be faster in the first tests, I will try to show that. But I will try to dismiss the expectations, these
The Gresini team presented this year's motorcycle

The Gresini team presented this year's motorcycle

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The Gresini team today presented the paint job of the motorcycle for the upcoming season of the MotoGP class at the company's headquarters in Riccione. This remained practically identical to last year. This year, however, there was special interest in the presentation of their motorcycle, as Marc Marquez, who left Honda after eleven years at the end of last season, joined the team. Marc will again share the garage with his younger brother Alex in the upcoming season. The latter also left Honda before the start of last season and proved his talent again on Ducati. Many are convinced before the start of the new season that Marc (despite sitting on last year's spec Ducati bike) will be a serious contender for the world title this year. The Spaniard was already sovereign in the first Ducati test when he
Dovizioso warns Marquez: Lorenzo also got burnt on Ducati

Dovizioso warns Marquez: Lorenzo also got burnt on Ducati

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Andrea Dovizioso believes that it will not be as easy for Marc Marquez on the Ducati motorcycle as many predict. Marquez left the Honda team after eleven seasons and will compete for the Gresini team in 2024, where he will have a 2023 Ducati motorcycle at his disposal. Despite the fact that he will not have the latest specification of the motorcycle at his disposal, many are sure that he will fight for the title of world champion. Andrea Dovizioso, who gave the example of Jorge Lorenzo, is not entirely sure about this. Even when the latter moved to Ducati, expectations were high. Lorenzo failed to realize this. The seasons he spent with the Italian team ended in seventh and ninth place, which were his worst rankings in the elite class up to that point. But Dovizioso is