Marquez-Oliveira Portimao accident, controversy: what happened – Corriere.it

The race of Marc Marquezwho had taken pole in the first Grand Prix of the season at Portimao, which lasted just two laps. The Spaniard, who had lost a couple of positions at the start, in an attempt to overtake Martin he completely missed the braking point at turn 3, miscalculating the braking times. He consequently overwhelmed Oliveiraup to that moment second and idol of the house, dragging him to the ground.

Apologies and controversy

The Portuguese from Aprilia Racing, who had the worst of it, was left on the ground in pain: If these riders don’t start getting sanctioned, they will continue to do whatever they want. Truly a bad sight for anyone watching the races, the anger of Massimo Rivola, Aprilia Racing CEO. For his part, Marquez, who immediately realized his mistake, first apologized to the public and then to Oliveira himself, going to the Portuguese box who was at the medical center at the time (the conditions of his leg need to be understood, even if fractures are excluded from the first radiographs). The Spaniard from Honda would have communicated that he had accused of technical problems that would have favored the accident.