P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Marquez says Portugal MotoGP clash was Bagnaia’s “mistake”
“The Ducati stablemates were battling for fifth place on lap 23 of 25 at the Algarve International Circuit on Sunday when they collided during the grand prix. Marquez attempted a move under braking for Turn 5 on his GP23, but ran wide, allowing Bagnaia to come back on the inside. The collision caused both riders to crash, resulting in Bagnaia’s retirement on lap 23 and Marquez finishing 16th after remounting. The stewards investigated the incident, considering it a racing incident with no further action required, which Bagnaia accepted. Marquez, however, believes the blame rests with Bagnaia for being too aggressive for just two points early in the season. Despite feeling that the incident was a mistake from Bagnaia, Marquez acknowledges that contact can happen in racing but questions the need for such aggressiveness when losing positions was inevitable. Marquez also commented that he has only discussed the incident with Ducati team boss Davide Tardozzi so far, noting that the team has telemetry to review the happening.”
