Alex Marquez spoke about the incident involving the ramming of Joan Mir’s motorcycle at the Japanese MotoGP

Alex Marquez failed to increase his points score in the main Japanese MotoGP race. He was involved in an event with Seonag Mir.

The results obtained by Marc Marquez in the Japanese MotoGP are inversely proportional to the results of his teammate and younger brother Alex Marquez. If Marquez managed to win the third podium, Alex fell into the gravel after crashing into Joan Mir.

In the replay, it was seen that Alex hit the back of Mir’s motorcycle at turn 12 after going wide at turn 11. The Ducati Desmosedici GP23 even got stuck in the rear tire of the Honda RC213V that Mir was riding. ride The two then ended up in the gravel. Not only that, Alex also received a long lap penalty in the next race.

“I made a mistake at Turn 11 so I went off the line a bit and tried to get back to my original position but I hit Mir and made me fall. Our motorcycles were tied together, causing me to fall. I’m sorry for taking it. out of the race,” explained Alex as reported by Motosan.

Despite that, Alex did not accept the punishment from the wardens. He compared it to the Jack Miller incident that caused three riders to fail in the Indonesian MotoGP.

Just to remind you, a week ago, Jack Miller crashed and dragged Alex Marquez, Luca Marini and Aleix Espargaro. The four of them were dragged into the gravel. However, Jack Miller was not subject to any sanctions.

“Now it’s time to get past Australia. I’ll get a long lap, although I don’t agree. Seven days ago at Turn 3 there was another rider who took me out in the same way and no there was a decision (from the wardens). That shows that the rules are not the same for everyone,” continued Alex.

Alex Marquez is currently far behind his older brother in the MotoGP standings. Alex is in 12th position with a score of 124 points, while Marc Marquez is in 4th position with 311 points.

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