Marc Marquez v Pecco Bagnaia collision again? “Nobody wants to crash, but…”
📖No change of approach now Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez are factory Ducati team-mates.
New factory Ducati MotoGP team-mates 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez have warned that a repಌeat of last year’s Portimao collision remains a possibility in 2025.
The pairꦜ were fighting over fifth plaꦺce in the closing laps when Marquez passed Bagnaia on entry to the Turn 5 hairpin.
As the Gresini rider dr𓂃ifted slightly wide at the apex, the Italian tried to cut back underneath. But their lines crossed on the exit, leaving t🍒hem both on the ground.
Bagnaia retired on the spot, while Marquez also failed to score after li🐻mping home in 16th.
In Ducati’s ‘’ YouTube interview, the pair were asked if being team-mates will ꦦchange how they raౠce against each other in situations like Portimao.
“It depends, but for me no,” answered Bagnaia.
“Same opinion,” said Marquez.
The eight-time world champion🎉 added 💮that such incidents will always occur when racing ‘at the limit’.
“Nobody wants to crash. Nobody wants to create a collision. But sometimes when we are there riding at the limit, you believe the other [will do one thing] and the other♛ believes you [will do an🅷other]. Sometimes he thinks one way, and you think in another,” Marquez said.
“We both scored z𒈔ero points, so it was not a good moment🦩!”
With Maverick Vinales l🎶ater retiring from second place, Bagnaia would have꧑ claimed fifth even if he didn't re-pass Marquez.
The Italian highlighted that the points lost in Por🅺tugal were enough to bridge🌞 the ten-point deficit to Jorge Martin in the final world championship standings.
“Look at this race, I was finishing fifth, so eleven points. So [that was enough] to win the title!” said Ba꧅gnaia s💎aid.
Portimao wasn’t the only example of hard racing between Bagnaia and Marquez last season, the multi-champions again makingꦰ contact - but remaining on two-wheels - during a thrilling victory duel won by Bagnaia in Jerez.
With some predicting Bagnaia and 💙Marquez could fight for victory in every race this year, further clashes seem inevitable.
Main🌟tಞaining team ‘harmony’ - the word picked by Ducati sporting director Mauro Grassilli at the launch - could therefore become a major challenge.
But Marquez insisted the🧸 relaxed atmosphere of the Madonna di Campiglio ski resor🧸t had provided the perfect chance for the new team-mates to develop a rapport.
“It’s the way to have that team building because when you are at💞 the racetrack… One rider is on one side with his team, the othe𒀰r rider on the other side,” Marquez said.
“So it’s the best way to create a great atmosphere and create the best bike, which [the Ducat🥃i] already is, but we need to keep it at that level… It’s the best way to get to know each other and team building.”
Marquez and B🥀agnaꦉia will complete their first MotoGP laps of the year at the Sepang test from February 5-7.
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