Jorge Martin Portuguese MotoGP, 26 March 2023 // Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202303270045 // Usage for editorial use only //
A frustrated Jorge Martin says he hopes Marc Marquez will not “create disasters for other riders” in future after the Honda rider took out Miguel Oliveira from the Portuguese Grand Prix.
Marquez missed his braking point on entry to Turn 3 on the second lap of the contest held at Algarve International Circuit, the Spaniard first clipping the rear of Martin’s Ducati before then slamming into the side of Oliveira’s Aprilia.
Martin saw his race severely affected as he had to run wide after being pushed wide by the incident, the Pramac pilot dropping from third to 16th initially before then recovering to 11th until he crashed out eight laps from home.
The one-time premier class race winner also picked up a minor foot injury as a result of his clash with Marquez, Martin hoping the six-time MotoGP world champion “will be more careful” in future having remarked “it’s not the first time he’s done this with me.”
“It is what it is and things like this happen, so I hope in the future he can make he (Marc Marquez) managed to control the distance better and not create disasters for other riders,” said Martin.
“It’s not the first time he’s done this with me, so hopefully in future he’ll be more careful.”
“I’ve got a small issue with my foot, but for sure it will not be an issue for the next race although I did struggle during the rest of the race today.
“For sure I’ll be ready in Argentina, I think I can also be fast there as I was quick today with all the problems, so I believe we can be competitive.
“Even with the big contact I did my best to maintain the gap between me and Pecco (Bagnaia), I pushed a lot and then began to set some 1:38s so I was confident that I was strong.”
Marquez was subsequently given a double long-lap penalty for the Argentinean GP for his part in the incident – which has now been rolled over into the Americas GP should he return for the event – though Martin added that he hoped future penalties would be stiffer in order to help calm down the aggressive riding seen across the Portuguese GP weekend, the 2018 Moto3 world champion reckoning that “this could become a big issue.”
“This (the penalty) is not my business, but they need to improve on this (strictness of penalty) as this could become a big issue, so I hope they do something to improve this.”
Keyword: Martin hopes Marquez will “not create disasters for other riders” in future