Will Ducati be required to further manage the Francesco Bagnaia-Marc Marquez clash?
Reigning MotoGP champion Bagnaia crashed out, while Marquez was able to clamber back to finish the race but his hope of points was extinguished.
“In cases like these, you let some time pass, a few days,” explained Davide Tardozzi, the Ducati team manager.Tardozzi said about the clash between two Ducati riders: “Without a doubt it was a racing incident. “It's clear that in certain situations it would be better to stay calmer, but the two riders explained themselves so I think it's something resolved and closed with a handshake.
"When a six-time MotoGP champion and a two-time MotoGP champion find themselves fighting, it's clear that neither of them wants to give up: these are good things for the spectators but they also have an end."How Ducati manage any lingering fallout could be key to Bagnaia’s title defence. Claudio Domenicali, the Ducati CEO, was asked about it and he replied: “I understand that they like the topic as a journalistic cue, but I try not to get pulled into the controversy if I can. I don’t bite.”Enea Bastianini, Bagnaia’s teammate in the factory team, finished second to Martin in the Portuguese MotoGP.“I believe that Enea is rediscovering the speed of 2022,” Tardozzi insisted.
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