Francesco Bagnaia has been praised by Martial for his ‘exemplary’ behavior after Johannes Zarco’s incident at the Catalan Grand Prix.
Sunday The 2026 MotoGP campaign continues with a chaotic Catalan Grand Prix around the Cirque de Barcelona-Catalunya.
VR46s Fabio Di Giannantonio took the victory Gresini’s Fermin Aldeguer and Ducati rider Bagnaia are ahead of Gresini’s Fermin Aldeguer.
However, the race was marred by two major disasters Alex Marquez crashed on lap 12 After the collision with Pedro Acosta.
After the race was restarted after a long red flag halt, Zarco clashed with Luca Marini He placed his left leg between the swingarm and the seat before stepping straight into Bagnaya’s bike.
Bagnaia was able to continue and scored his first Grand Prix podium of the season.
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Francesco Bagnaia has been praised by Martial for his ‘exemplary’ behavior after the Johan Zarco disaster.
Bagnaya He was praised by the marshal who was now working at the Grand Prix and was dealing with the ups and downs of the crisis. ZarcoA terrible accident.
Taking to social media, Martial highlighted Bagnaya and Marini’s ‘exemplary’ behaviour.
Marshall wrote X (Ex-Twitter): “Of course I want to thank Zarco for the exemplary behavior of Peco and Marini, but especially for the marshals and medical staff after that incredible accident.
“It’s great to have help from our riders there to lighten our load.”
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Francesco Bagnaia admits Johan Zarco’s accident was a ‘severe blow’.
Unsurprisingly, the Catalan Grand Prix Covered by events Marquez And Zarco, stating that witnessing with Bagnaia was difficult.
Speaking about the Zarco incident, Bagnaia hinted that the Frenchman did nothing wrong and that the bike was to blame.
as a Sports newspaperBagnaia said: “On the second restart, I expected everyone to be more careful, and judging by the video, I don’t think Zarco did anything wrong. I think there is something strange in the bike.
“He started braking early, but he couldn’t stop it, and the impact was so strong, it was a big blow for me when I saw his foot catch.”
The 2026 MotoGP season continues next weekend, with the Italian Grand Prix taking place around the Autodromo International del Mugello.
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