Ducati sporting director reveals how he dealt with the Portimao incident between Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia
Ducati sent text messages to Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia to check on any lingering ill-feeling after Portimao.
It was deemed a racing incident although Gresini's Marquez lay the blame at factory Ducati rider Bagnaia’s door.He was asked at the Circuit of the Americas how he intervened.“I sent both of them a message. I can’t remember, Monday or Tuesday.“Pecco and Marc answered me, ‘yes, everything under control, looking forward to COTA’.The collision in Portimao left Marquez and Bagnaia without a point from the second grand prix of the season.
The bigger picture for Ducati was the threat of tension between the reigning MotoGP champion and their star new recruit.
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