Gigi Dall’Igna’s first words on Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia clash in Portimao

Bagnaia’s attempt to pass Marquez, which sent them both into the gravel, was ruled a racing incident by Race Direction.

“Which denied both the chance of scoring important points for the championship standings, in a complex race in which they were unable to vie for victory.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia and Gresini’s Marquez have both denied that any friction would arise after their collision. Bagnaia’s teammate Enea Bastianini claimed pole position, then finished second in the grand prix behind Pramac’s Jorge Martin.Dall’Igna said: “We can certainly say we’re always protagonists… in every respect: in a positive way, but this weekend also with a negative slant, in a race that concentrated all the emotions in the last two laps.

“Today it was most important for him to be up there at the front, he needed it, even more so being on a track that he felt his own.Reining MotoGP champion Bagnaia will leave Portimao licking his wounds, after an error cost him victory in the sprint race, before he crashed out of the grand prix in the incident with Marquez.

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