Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has called Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez’s clash in the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix “very regrettable” but “any other comments would be utterly superfluous”.
Gresini Ducati’s Marquez and factory counterpart Bagnaia were battling for fifth in last Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit when they came to blows two laps from the end. Marquez threw his GP23 up the inside of Bagnaia but ran wide, allowing the latter to try to retake the position, only for both to crash into each other when their lines converged. The crash was deemed a racing incident by the FIM stewards, with an “angry” Bagnaia accepting of this verdict.
Read Also: MotoGPThe MotoGP civil war threat Ducati must now delicately manage Speaking on the matter for the first time, Dall’Igna said in his debrief of the Portugal weekend on Ducati’s official website: “Very regrettable was the incident involving Pecco and Marc, which denied both the chance of scoring important points for the championship standings in a complex race in which they were unable to vie for the victory. “In all honesty, any other comments would be utterly superfluous.
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