‘It was a podium and I tried for it’ – Alex Marquez on dramatic crash at Italian GP as Francesco Bagnaia secures victory

12.06.2023 - 09:53 eurosport.com

Alex Marquez said he perhaps should have settled for a top-five finish after his crash at the Italian Grand Prix which cost the Ducati racer a podium finish.

Marquez managed to pass Luca Marini on lap 11 to move into third but could not avoid going into the gravel, seemingly succumbing to the pressure of holding his position.

Ad The Spaniard was clearly not having much luck at Mugello after also crashing out of Saturday’s sprint race following a collision with Brad Binder.

Grand Prix ItalyBagnaia cleans up at Italian Grand Prix with dominant winA DAY AGO “I was pushing in a good way until that point,” said Marquez in quotes published by crash.net. “I was expecting to lose the front everywhere apart from there.

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After eight rounds of the 2023 MotoGP season, riders on Ducati bikes have won seven races, underlining the dominance of the Italian constructor as they finally emerge from the shadow of their Japanese counterparts.

Francesco Bagnaia storms to fourth win of season ahead of Marco Bezzecchi in Assen with impressive showing

Francesco Bagnaia stormed to victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen and extended his championship lead. The Ducati rider took the lead on Lap 3 and gradually extended it to around one second to claim his fourth win of the season.

Penalty drops Brad Binder off podium in Dutch MotoGP sprint race, Bezzecchi wins

Marco Bezzecchi won the Dutch MotoGP sprint race at Assen on Saturday ahead of world champion Francesco Bagnaia.

'I felt amazing' - Marco Bezzecchi wins Dutch sprint race, Brad Binder controversially denied podium place

Marco Bezzecchi continued his fantastic weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix after claiming his first sprint race victory at Assen and a first pole of the season. The Mooney rider took full advantage of his pole position after an excellent performance in qualifying, while the podium was completed by Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha. Ad Bezzecchi took his place in an all-Italian front row alongside Bagnaia and Luca Marini.

Bezzecchi pips Bagnaia to win Assen TT sprint

ASSEN, Netherlands : Marco Bezzecchi of VR46 Racing underlined his dominance at the Assen TT on Saturday after the pole sitter beat Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia for his first sprint victory of the season.

'It’s a special place' - Marco Bezzecchi takes pole at Dutch Grand Prix, while Marc Marquez crashes out in Q1

Marco Bezzecchi took pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix after a superb Q2 display in a record lap time at Assen. The Mooney VR46 rider's time of 1:31.472 ensured he would take pole for Saturday's sprint and main race, becoming the 13th different pole sitter in the last 13 races on the circuit. Ad Bezzecchi took his place at the top of an all-Italian podium, as reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati finished 0.061 seconds further adrift after eight laps, while Mooney rider Luca Marini was 0.158 seconds back in third.