Final Sunday, Francesco Bagnaia was pressured to retire from the MotoGP Aragon GP after a heavy collision with Álex Márquez whereas battling for third place, simply six laps from the end. The Ducati rider initially made sturdy accusations towards the Gresini rider, even suggesting the incident was intentional. Now, Bagnaia has issued an apology for his feedback.
The Italian rider stated in a press convention: ‘I need to make an apology to Álex for the sturdy phrases I stated within the interviews after the race. I used to be very offended for what occurred and searching on the telemetry was even worse from my viewpoint. However in any case I used to be a bit too sturdy in my phrases, I didn’t need to say that he made me crash on goal’.
Whereas apologizing for the tough tone of his feedback, Bagnaia stood by his view of Márquez’s position within the collision: ‘The factor was that his protection was a bit aggressive – as it’s regular if you find yourself combating for podium positions. I’m nonetheless pondering the identical in regards to the incident as a result of I’m on my mind-set, however for certain for phrases I stated it was a bit an excessive amount of and I make an apology to Álex’.
When requested when he realized he wanted to apologize, the two-time world champion replied: ‘The identical night, once I was extra calm, a bit much less offended, occupied with what I stated. It was regular that he didn’t do on goal. Like I stated, I’m saying sorry for my phrases, as a result of I feel they had been very sturdy’.
