Marc Marquez v Pecco Bagnaia collision again? “Nobody wants to crash, but…”

No change of🎶 app🎃roach now Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez are factory Ducati team-mates.

Bagnaia, Marquez crash, 2024 Portimao MotoGP
Bagnaia, Marquez crash, 2024 Portimao MotoGP

New factory Ducati MotoGP team-mates 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez have warned that a repeat of last year’s Port൲imao collision remains a possibility in 2025.

The pair were fighting 🎃over fifth🅷 place in the closing laps when Marquez passed Bagnaia on entry to the Turn 5 hairpin.

As the Gresini rider drifted slightly wide at the apex, the Italian tried to cut back underneath. But their lines crossed on the exit☂, leaving them bo🌱th on the ground.

Bagnaia r꧅etired ൲on the spot, while Marquez also failed to score after limping home in 16th.

In Ducati’s ‘’ YouTube interview, the pair were asked if being team-mates will change how they race against each other in situations like P𓆉ortimao.

“It depends, but for me no,” answered Bagnaia.

“Same opinion,” said Marquez.

The eight-time world champion added that such i♔ncidents will always occur wh🌌en racing ‘at the limit’.

“Nobody wants to crash. Nobody wants to create a collision. But sometimes when we are there riding at th🌠e limit, you believe the other [will do one thing] and the other believes you [will do another]. Sometimes he thinks one way, and you think in another,” Marquez said.

“We both scored zero points, s⛦o it was not൩ a good moment!”

Bagnaia, Marquez, 2024 Portimao MotoGP
Bagnaia, Marquez, 2024 Portimao MotoGP

With Maverick Vinales lꦜater retiring from se🍸cond place, Bagnaia would have claimed fifth even if he didn't re-pass Marquez.

The Italian highlighted that the points lost in Portugal were enough to bridge the ten-point deficit to Jorge Martin in the final world championship 🤡standings.

“Look at this race, 𒊎I was finishing fifth, so eleven points. So [that was enough] to win the title!” said Bagnaia🥂 said.

Portimao wasn’t the only example of hard racing between Bagnaia and Marquez last season, the multi-champions again making contact - but remaini⛎ng on two-wheels - during a thrilling victory duel won by Bagnaia in Jerez.

With some predicting Bagꦓnaia and Marquez could fight for victory in every race this year, further clashes seem inevitable.

Maintaining team ‘harmony’ - the word picked by Ducati sporting director Mauro Grassilli at the laun♋ch - could🅷 therefore become a major challenge.

But Marquez insisted tꦐhe relaxed atmosphere of the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort had proꦺvided the perfect chance for the new team-mates to develop a rapport.

“It’sꦏ ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚthe way to have that team building because when you are at the racetrack… One rider is on one side with his team, the other rider on the other side,” Marquez said.

“So it’s the🐎 best way to create a great atmosphere and create the best bike, which [the Ducati] already is, but we need to keep it at that level… It’s the best waꦺy to get to know each other and team building.”

Marquez♍ and Bagnaia will complete their first MotoGP𓄧 laps of the year at the Sepang test from February 5-7.

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