The recent incident between Marc Márquez and Marco Bezzecchi during the sprint race of the Qatar Grand Prix has generated an intense debate between the two riders. Márquez believes that Bezzecchi underestimated his speed, while the Italian does not share this opinion.
The critical moment occurred on the fourth lap, when the two riders were battling for the lead. Bezzecchi fell after contacting Márquez, who, despite the impact and the deployment of the airbag, continued the race and achieved victory, leaving Jorge Martín behind.
Márquez has argued that Bezzecchi did not properly calculate his speed when entering the corner, comparing the incident to a similar one that occurred during the Indonesia Grand Prix in 2025. ‘If you review the aerial footage, my turn was constant at that moment,’ Márquez assured. ‘Bezzecchi is very fast, but he didn’t realize that we weren’t going as fast.’
For his part, Bezzecchi chose not to engage in controversy and tried to focus on the next race. He commented that Márquez’s comparison is not entirely fair: ‘I respect his opinion, but I disagree because the situation was different.’ He added that acknowledging his fall was not intended to drain emotional energy from his race.
Regarding the risks he faced during the incident, Márquez admitted that he did not know how it had affected his balance. ‘I just felt the touch and suddenly the airbag deployed. I don’t know if the bike was moving a lot,’ he confessed. At the end of his press conference, Márquez directed eyes towards Bezzecchi, proclaiming him the favorite for the race on Sunday, in which the Italian would start from pole.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
