‘Certainly his fault’: Ex-MotoGP star pins blame on six-time champ for ugly crash in wild Portugal race
Jorge Martin hit the front in the first lap and never relinquished his lead to win the Portuguese MotoGP on Sunday, in the second race of the season.
Martin, runner-up to Bagnaia in the championship last season, suffered a horror crash at Portimao in 2021 from which he needed several surgeries to recover. Italian defending double world champion Bagnaia kept Acosta at bay for a while, but the young Spaniard passed and gained a maiden podium after Maverick Vinales crashed out.“It’s the first podium and look at all these people, today is the day of Gas Gas red.Martin never relinquished his lead at the Portuguese Grand Prix. Acosta became the third-youngest rider to score a podium in the premier class.
“In races there are collisions … we’re both annoyed because it’s not the outcome we wanted,” said Marquez.
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