Marc Marquez says he ‘doesn’t agree’ with the choice by MotoGP’s stewards to not penalise Enea Bastianini for his controversial Emilia Romagna Grand Prix go on Jorge Martin.
Championship chief Martin led for many of Sunday’s 27-lap race at Misano as he fended off a hard-charging Bastianini.
On the ultimate lap, Bastianini threw his manufacturing facility Ducati up the within of Martin into Flip 4 and the pair made contact.
Martin was pressured nicely off observe, whereas Bastianini additionally ran past the kerb as he moved into the lead.
Bastianini received the race by 5 seconds, with the stewards electing to not penalise the Italian and permitting the end result to face.
Marquez, who completed third after Francesco Bagnaia crashed on lap 21, admits Bastianini successful is dangerous for him because it strikes the Italian forward by one level within the championship.
However he doesn’t agree with the stewards’ determination and believes, as a result of Bastianini additionally ran off observe, that Martin ought to have been given the place again.
“I noticed a replay,” Marquez stated.
“Enea was out of the observe too. So, for me, it’s not good for the championship – our pursuits.
“However for me, if Enea was out of the observe too, then [he should] drop one place.
“As a result of while you do an aggressive overtake, when you find yourself contained in the observe then it’s not an issue.
“However while you exit of the observe, then it means it’s best to drop one place. I’m not agree with that call [for the stewards not to investigate].
“However, yet one more time, it’s not good for our curiosity within the championship. However it’s like this.”
Martin expressed his frustrations with the incident, saying he “deserved” to win and that Bastianini had “no room” to make that transfer.
He now leads the championship by 24 factors after Bagnaia crashed out, whereas Gresini rider Marquez is 60 adrift in fourth after an Emilia Romagna weekend during which he struggled to match the tempo of the GP24s.
