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| Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta Talk About Their Aragon MotoGP Sprint Contact — What Really Happened? |
So, during the Aragon MotoGP sprint race, there was this moment where Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta bumped into each other heading into Turn 1. It got a lot of people talking, but both riders have now shared their side of the story — and it’s pretty chill.
Here’s the deal: right at the start, Marquez and Acosta made contact, but neither of them is pointing fingers or calling it dirty. Marquez called it a “racing incident” — nothing unusual in his book.
He explained that he was a bit behind and had to brake super hard because if he didn’t, the front and rear parts of his bike wouldn’t be in the right spots. He added that stuff like this happens a lot when someone has a rough start and others come in faster, especially at Aragon’s tricky Turn 1.
On the other hand, Acosta said Marquez didn’t have the best start, and he was coming in too fast. He thinks Marquez maybe tried to go left and caught him off guard. “We just kind of hit each other — that’s racing,” Acosta said. “Nothing weird about it.”
Even after the contact, Marquez dropped to fourth but quickly moved ahead of Acosta and eventually won the sprint on Saturday.
Marquez also talked about his Ducati bike spec, wondering how it stacks up against the newer 2024 models ridden by his brother Alex Marquez and Fermin Aldeguer — who are pretty competitive this season.
Right now, Marc Marquez leads the MotoGP standings by 24 points over his younger brother Alex. Meanwhile, Acosta qualified fifth and finished the sprint in that same spot, making him the top rider not on a Ducati.
So yeah, the little bump between Marquez and Acosta? Just part of the race drama. No hard feelings — just good racing and some solid battles on the track.
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