This Is A Series Of Controversy Actions Of Marc Marquez On The Racing Track, The Latest Cause Of Accidents At The Portugal GP
YOGYAKARTA Repsol Honda Rider Marc Marquez is one of the racers who is often criticized for his controversial actions on track. Marc Marquez's latest controversial action was performing aggressive maneuvers in the Portuguese MotoGP which was staged on Sunday, March 26, 2023.
In the race at the Algarve Circuit, The Baby Alien maneuvered carelessly on the third lap and hit two other riders, namely Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia Racing) and Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac).
Oliveira became the party most disadvantaged by the crash. He failed to present good results in front of his country's public.
Before being involved in the crash with Marquez, Oliveira was within the reach of the podium. At that time he was in second place.
Marquez's header on the race track left Oliveira injured in the ligament and had to miss the next series, the Argentine MotoGP, which was held from March 31 to April 2, 2023.
Marc Marquez himself suffered a metakarpal fracture so he could not appear in the next series.
Summarized from various sources, Saturday, April 1, 2023, here are some controversial actions by Marc Marquez on the race track.
This incident involved three racers, including Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez.
In the Malaysian MotoGP at the Sepang Circuit, Lorenzo and his teammates Rossi are fighting for the world title.
In the midst of competition, Rossi suspected Marquez of helping Lorenzo win the title. The allegation was denied by The Baby Alien, and even caused chaos during the Malaysian MotoGP press conference.
When the race took place, Marquez and Rossi were seen squeezing each other. Marquez repeatedly carried out aggressive and dangerous maneuvers. At its peak, Rossi nudged Marquez until he fell.
According to Marquez, Rossi deliberately nudged and kicked him. After the incident, The Doctor was awarded the last start at the Valencia GP. He also failed to win the eighth world title in his career. That season, Lorenzo came out as world champion.
Marc Marquez's next controversy took place at the 2018 Argentine MotoGP. In a race at the Termas de Rio Honda Circuit, Marquez hit Rossi while trying to overtake at bend 13 on lap 20 from the inside of the track.
At that time, the Spaniard was eyeing the sixth position occupied by Rossi and managed to get through.
However, Marquez made a mistake and went wide from his racing line. Rossi, who was behind him, went wide to the outside of the track and fell because his motorcycle tire touched my brother on the edge of the track.
After the incident, Race Director awarded Marquez a 30-second penalty.
After the race, Marquez tried to apologize to Rossi. However, the apology was rejected.
In the 2022 Aragon MotoGP, Marc Marquez was involved in a collision with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) at 3. In fact, the GP was originally the event for Marquez's Comeback after almost two seasons of absence due to the crash in the 2020 Spanish MotoGP.
However, he was immediately involved in two accidents on the first lap. After hitting Quartararo, it was Honda Takaaki Nakagami's LCR rider who got the sap.
It happened similar, Quartararo and Nakagami both hit the back of Marquez's motorbike and fell.
As a result of the incident, Quartararo suffered bruises on his chest. Meanwhile, Nakagami suffered two wounds to his right hand and almost faced death.
Meanwhile, Marquez did not experience any problems. Because of the incident, Marquez received a lot of criticism. He is also considered the culprit.
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