The Ducati stablemates were battling over fifth position on lap 23 of 25 of Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit when they collided. Marquez made a move for the position under braking for Turn 5 on his GP23 but ran slightly wide, opening the door for Bagnaia to come back up his inside. …
Francesco Bagnaia insists that his manoeuvre against Marc Marquez – which spelled the end of his Portuguese MotoGP – was not risky. The collision with three laps remaining of the Portimao race, over fifth-place, was investigated by stewards and deemed a racing incident. But it caused Bagnaia to crash out and Marquez to hobble home …
2024 Portuguese MotoGP, Portimao – Practice (1) Results Pos Rider Nat Team Time/Diff Lap Max 1 Marc Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP23) 1’40.484s 18/18 343k 2 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) +0.165s 17/17 338k 3 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.205s 20/22 343k 4 Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.356s …