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Two riders who missed out on a podium in Mandalika were left questioning one another’s ‘intelligence’
Two Indonesian Grand Prix podium contenders were involved in a tense battle during the Mandalika MotoGP race which led to them questioning each other’s ‘intelligence’.
Luca Marini and Raul Fernandez were fighting for milestone grand prix podium finishes, but struggled due to KTM rider Pedro Acosta deliberately slowing down the pace.
Fernandez attempted to overtake Marini but a contact between them resulted in both losing multiple positions.
Marini eventually finished fifth, overtaking Fernandez in the final laps, crediting Acosta for his race strategy.
Fernandez felt they deserved a better result and criticized Marini’s overtaking move as ‘not super intelligent’.
Marini defended his position, calling Fernandez’s move ‘not intelligent’ and believed they both could have been on the podium with their pace.
