Ducati reveal how they dealt with gutted Francesco Bagnaia after Portimao crash

Will Ducati be required to fꦗurther manage the Francesco Bagnaia-Marc Marquez clash🅘?

Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP race, Portuguese MotoGP, 24 March
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP race, Portuguese MotoGP, 24 March

Ducati gave 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia a few days of peace to get over his disappointing incident with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez.

The Portuguese MotoGP was lit ꧑up by Bagnaia’s unsuccessful attempt to overtake Marquez in their battle for P5.

Reigning Mot♔oGP champion Bagnaia crashed out, while Marquez was able to clamber back to finish the race but his hope of points was extinguished.

“In cases like these, you let some time pa🧔ss, a few days,” explained Davide Tardozzi, the Ducati team manager.&🔯nbsp;

“And then you go 𓃲back to talking. We need to decant.”

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Tardozzi said about the clas꧅h between two Ducatiꦏ riders: “Without a doubt it was a racing incident.

“It's clear that in certain situations it would be better to stay calmer, but the two 🍰riders🔜 explained themselves so I think it's something resolved and closed with a handshake.

"When a six-time MotoGP champion and a t✱wo-time MotoGP champion find themselves fighting, it's clear that neither of them wanﷺts to give up: these are good things for the spectators but they also have an end."

Iꦜt was deemed a 🦂racing incident by the stewards, which Bagnaia and Marquez agreed with.

How Ducati manage any lingering fallout 🌳could be key to Bagnaia’s title defence.

Claudio Domeni🎐cali, the Ducati CEO, was asked about it and he replied: “I understand that they like the topic as a journalistic cue, but I try not to get pulled into the controversy if I can. I don’t bite.”

The good news for Ducati is that Pramac’s Jorge Martin leads the cham☂pionship after two rounds.

Enea Bastianini, Bagnaia’s teammate in the factory team, fin🌸ished second to Martin in the Portuguese MotoGP.

Bastianini is third in the standings in a year where he must salva🅷ge his 202ꦚ5 Ducati spot.

“I believe tha♔t Enea is rediscovering the speed of 2022,” Tardozzi insisted.

“Just as I believe that in Austin he will be able to be a prꦏotagonist again and fight for victory.

“He is giving us the satisfaction he deserves, and that we thought he could give us when we 🀅decided to confirm him, despite a disastrous 2023 through no fault of his."

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