Australian rider Jack Miller was concerned in a heated change through the latter phases of the Spanish MotoGP in Jerez in a single day.
With eight laps remaining, Pramac Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli dropped in on Miller at flip 5 of the Circuito de Jerez because the pair jostled for eleventh place.
Morbidelli appeared to fall as he tried to overhaul Miller, taking the KTM rider down with him.
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“There was a second within the race once I was quicker than Jack and it was very troublesome to overhaul, however at a sure level he opened up and I used to be in my path. I do not know if he did not see me and finally, we touched and crashed,” Morbidelli defined post-match.
After each riders obtained to their ft, Miller made a beeline for Morbidelli.
Livid with the crash, Miller was seen screaming and aggressively waving his fists at Morbidelli within the gravel lure together with the observe earlier than circuit marshals got here between them.
The two got here so shut, that Miller allegedly headbutted Morbidelli.
Later requested what was mentioned through the fiery encounter, Morbidelli believed Miller was extra dissatisfied with himself than anything.
“[Miller] had one thing to say however I did not hear him, I had earplugs in. However I do not suppose it had something to do with how I used to be doing,” he mentioned with a smile.
In a publish on X, Miller claimed: “I copped a motorbike to the facet. There was nothing I might do about it”.
No penalties have been handed out as a consequence with the race stewards deeming the crash “a racing incident”.
Earlier, Johann Zarco and Aleix Espargaro additionally had their races ended prematurely after colliding on lap 10 in a battle for sixteenth place.
Espargaro misplaced the entrance going into flip 5, putting Zarco’s LCR Honda and sending him flying.
The crashes adopted 15 accidents within the dash race the day earlier than, largely brought on by damp patches on the tack.
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia completed forward of Gresini’s Marc Marquez to win his third successive Spanish MotoGP and second GP of the season.
Marquez began from pole however was handed by a charging Bagnaia on the second lap to arrange a race-long duel.
Marco Bezzecchi of the VR46 Racing Workforce completed in third to safe his first podium of the season.
Marquez, a six-time world champion, has not received a race since he claimed his 59th profession win on the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in October 2021.
Championship chief Jorge Martin crashed out of the race when main with 15 laps to go, however retains his lead within the drivers’ standings.
