"Pecco was the one who could have avoided this fall simply by letting Marc pass"
Race Direction deemed the collision a racing incident, which both riders and now Lorenzo agree with, although Marquez made it clear that Bagnaia’s manoeuvre was only borderline acceptable.
“Instead, the one behind, in this case Bagnaia, could see Marquez's intention which was to return to the line. “Instead, he saw a small space, he opened the throttle a little more than normal to squeeze in, but the space there was minimal, they both had the same intention, which was to start first in that corner, and in the end they touched.“But it is right not to penalise either of them.
“But Pecco continues to be a great champion, a very calm and cerebral rider. “Marc, on the other hand, is doing very well in Ducati, which is not easy.“In my opinion, Marc is feeling better and is going faster.Jorge Lorenzo backs Enea Bastianini to challengeBastianini’s debut season in red was wrecked by injury but, at the weekend in Portimao, he claimed pole position as a reminder of his talent.
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