Alex Marquez’s pleasure at forming a part of a double Gresini podium within the Indonesian MotoGP was tempered by an harm for older brother Marc.
Alex witnessed the opening lap incident that noticed Marco Bezzecchi run into the again of the newly topped seven-time champion’s manufacturing unit Ducati on the quick Flip 7.
Marc Marquez suffered “an harm” to his proper shoulder, with the #93 later revealing: “It seems just like the ligaments in my collarbone are damaged.”
With two of the pre-race contenders eradicated, Alex’s team-mate Fermin Aldeguer went on to dominate for his first MotoGP win, with the #73 claiming third behind Pedro Acosta.
“Actually talking, I am not utterly completely happy as a result of I noticed Marc crashing, and I do know that it is not likely tremendous good. It is life, however typically it is exhausting to just accept,” Alex informed Dorna’s Matt Birt after the race.
Quizzed on what he noticed of the incident, Alex replied:
“The incident is evident. I imply, Marco made a mistake. He was too optimistic to overhaul, particularly on that time; it’s tremendous quick and it is unattainable to make a transfer there.
“However, I do not wish to criticise Bezzecchi as a result of, ultimately, it is regular. We have now 44 races with the sprints. The share [chance] of creating a mistake is so excessive. So, everyone made a mistake through the season; it is practically unattainable to not make a mistake in some race.
“So, it’s very regular. I am a rider. We arrived already on the finish of the season, bodily, mentally [tired]…. It’s one thing we want to consider for the long run.”
An official assertion from Ducati confirmed: “On account of as we speak’s crash in Mandalika, Marc Marquez has suffered an harm to his proper collarbone. The Spanish rider will journey tonight to Madrid (Spain) for additional medical assessments and to determine on the remedy to observe.”
In the meantime, Alex is now a step nearer to securing a historic Marquez one-two on this planet championship, having pulled 88 factors away from Francesco Bagnaia.
