Alex Márquez finds bagnaia faulty as Speaks Out on Injury After Controversial Collision with Francesco Bagnaia

 

In a dramatic turn of events at the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix, Alex Márquez found himself in the gravel, his race weekend cut short after a collision with reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia.

While Marc Márquez was celebrating his first MotoGP race win in over 1,000 days, his brother Alex was left reflecting on an incident that ended both his and Bagnaia’s races prematurely.

The collision occurred after the Gresini Racing rider, Alex Márquez, made contact with Bagnaia, leading to both riders crashing out of the race. Despite the stewards ruling the incident as a “Racing Incident,” both Márquez and Bagnaia have voiced their disagreements, each placing blame on the other for the crash.

Alex Márquez, speaking to MotoGP.com, expressed his disappointment at the way his promising weekend ended. Having shown strong pace throughout Friday

, Saturday, and Sunday, the Spaniard was understandably frustrated. However, he was relieved to have escaped the incident without serious injury.

“I am fine,” Márquez confirmed. “I had an impact on my left leg but nothing is broken, just some muscles are a bit stiff. It is sad how we ended this weekend. We were quite strong yesterday and also today. I was trying to make my best race, trying to not make mistakes, trying to be constant.”

Márquez detailed his perspective on the collision, explaining that he did not see Bagnaia before the contact occurred. “I went wide a little bit in turn 12 and when I came back, I was not out—I was still on the line,” he recounted. “I was just going into turn 13, I was not expecting him because I did not see him. I was on the side of the bike. We had small contact that caused me to pick up the bike and crash together. There was nothing for me to do. I didn’t see that anybody was coming; he closed a lot on the line from the outside to the inside.”

The incident has sparked discussions among fans and analysts, with Márquez suggesting that Bagnaia could have done more to avoid the collision. “If anybody could see that I was there, it was him because he was on the outside and came across me,” Márquez stated. “If you come from the outside, you cannot close the line; you need to leave one meter for the rider on the inside.”

Despite the stewards’ ruling, Márquez remains disheartened by the outcome, knowing that nothing can recover the points lost. “I was alone in Race Direction; we speak alone with the stewards, and he was already done there,” he said. “It is something that can happen in racing. I am sad because nothing will change what happened today.”

As the MotoGP season continues, both Márquez and Bagnaia will be looking to put this incident behind them and refocus on the challenges ahead. However, the debate over who was at fault in this high-stakes crash is likely to linger among the MotoGP community.