The MotoGP Portuguese GP ended three laps early for Francesco Bagnaia. The rider, who had gained the season’s opening spherical, crashed whereas operating in fourth place.
The Ducati Italian was trying to defend fourth from the assaults of Marc Márquez (Gresini/Ducati). After the Spaniard overtook him, Bagnaia tried to reply instantly.
The maneuver didn’t go as deliberate; there was contact, and each riders went down. Bagnaia was unable to proceed the race, whereas Márquez acquired again up however failed to attain factors.
Even after being overtaken, fifth place was a really possible final result for Bagnaia. As an alternative, he scored zero factors as a result of an unforced error when he may have secured at the least 11 factors — in the end ending the season ten factors behind the champion.
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