RiderTua.com – In the main race at Portimao, Marc Marquez was ‘sent’ into the gravel by Pecco Bagnaia when they made contact at turn 5 on lap 23. At Portimao Pecco and Marc got zero points, but that was not a mistake. It was a racing incident, Marc said.
The 8-time world champion added, “One day they crash into me, one day I crash into them. Nobody wants that. These things can happen in racing.”
Marc Marquez: When I shook hands with Pecco I told him ‘I understand’
Marc Marquez explained that he watched the incident again. He has emphasized that this is a racing incident that could happen. Of course, this is a racing incident that anyone could have avoided by a driver coming from behind. In this case, it’s Pecco.
“But it’s a racing incident. It can happen. It also happened to me in the past. We were on the limit in the last three laps, where we opened the gas more, we didn’t expect the other racers to be there, then we crashed,” added the rider from Cervera-Spain.
Alex Marquez’s brother and teammate continued, “Okay, we shook hands. I said to him. ‘I understand’.”
The next series for the 2024 season will be held in Jerez. Marquez knows that he needs some results from the European races this season to catch Jorge Martin who is currently at the top of the MotoGP standings.
But his comments that he has achieved most of his targets are a hint that Marc Marquez has more power as he adapts to his Desmosedici GP23.
