{"id":2244813,"date":"2026-11-08T10:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T07:03:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-11-08T10:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T07:03:22","slug":"marc-marquez-di-giannantonio-in-tense-exchange-over-bezzecchi-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2244813","title":{"rendered":"Marc Marquez, Di Giannantonio in tense exchange over Bezzecchi clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-11\/gng_1361414_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Marc Marquez, Di Giannantonio in tense exchange over Bezzecchi clash<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>MotoGP\u2019s cameras caught a tense exchange between Marquez and Di Giannantonio<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Duncan <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-11-08T10:03:22+00:00\">08 Nov 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-11\/gng_1361414_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-11\/gng_1361414_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 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97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Fabio Di Giannantonio (left), Marc Marquez (centre)<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>A behind-the-scenes MotoGP video has revealed a tense exchange between Marc Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio over the former\u2019s clash with Marco Bezzecchi in the Qatar sprint.<\/p>\n<p>Aprilia\u2019s Marco Bezzecchi needs to stop Marquez from outscoring him by eight points across the Qatar Grand Prix weekend to keep his fading title hopes alive to Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>But that took a serious knock on Saturday in the sprint when the pair collided in the sprint on lap four at Turn 1 in a hugely controversial incident.<\/p>\n<p>Bezzecchi crashed as a result of the contact, while Marquez went on to win the race to set up his first title match point for today\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A post shared by MotoGP\u2122 (@motogp)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder embed instagram\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>\u201cYou have to look before closing the line\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Marquez said he didn\u2019t do anything strange in that moment, as the FIM MotoGP stewards also cleared him of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bezzecchi offered a reserved review of the incident when speaking to <em>TNT<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou saw already the images,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end, I tried to keep my line, and the contact happened, so at the end I couldn&#8217;t really do anything to avoid it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end, the one that crashed was me, but it\u2019s like this. So we move forward, and we try to bounce back tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio seems to fully back Bezzecchi in this incident, following a tense exchange with Marquez.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A video posted by the official MotoGP website captured Di Giannantonio telling Marquez: \u201cMan, you have to look before closing the line like that. He was on the inside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marquez responded: \u201cI didn\u2019t do anything unusual. I took that line every lap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Di Giannantonio then added: \u201cHe went up the inside; it was a hard impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-680d83dd10a1068461f6308aefa165d7eafcb809dc90274623a9726adce3b6ad\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>How Marc Marquez can win the 2026 MotoGP title in Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Qatar: New 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"placeholder embed x\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Intriguingly, Jorge Martin appeared to defend Marquez when Di Giannantonio told the Spaniard that he had to look where he was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, he was the one who,\u201d Martin says, before being cut off.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2><strong>Ducati team orders will be harder to enforce<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Di Giannantonio and Marquez already have a tense relationship, following a collision between the pair at the US Grand Prix earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian also races for Marquez\u2019s arch rival Valentino Rossi\u2019s team, and has been entrenched in the VR46 Academy during his time with the Ducati satellite squad.<\/p>\n<p>But Di Giannantonio\u2019s comments also suggest he has little desire to aid Marquez\u2019s title bid should Ducati decide to employ team orders.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Never miss an update.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Stay up to speed with the latest MotoGP news and analysis, delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>MotoGP\u2019s cameras caught a tense exchange between Marquez and Di Giannantonio<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>A behind-the-scenes MotoGP video has revealed a tense exchange between Marc Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio over the former\u2019s clash with Marco Bezzecchi in the Qatar sprint.<\/p>\n<p>Aprilia\u2019s Marco Bezzecchi needs to stop Marquez from outscoring him by eight points across the Qatar Grand Prix weekend to keep his fading title hopes alive to Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>But that took a serious knock on Saturday in the sprint when the pair collided in the sprint on lap four at Turn 1 in a hugely controversial incident.<\/p>\n<p>Bezzecchi crashed as a result of the contact, while Marquez went on to win the race to set up his first title match point for today\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>A behind-the-scenes MotoGP video has revealed a tense exchange between Marc Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio over the former\u2019s clash with Marco Bezzecchi in the Qatar sprint.<\/p>\n<p>Aprilia\u2019s Marco Bezzecchi needs to stop Marquez from outscoring him by eight points across the Qatar Grand Prix weekend to keep his fading title hopes alive to Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>But that took a serious knock on Saturday in the sprint when the pair collided in the sprint on lap four at Turn 1 in a hugely controversial incident.<\/p>\n<p>Bezzecchi crashed as a result of the contact, while Marquez went on to win the race to set up his first title match point for today\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1109829\/1\/marc-marquez-di-giannantonio-tense-exchange-over-bezzecchi-clash&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; 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