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Marc Marquez Explains Unusual Addition to MotoGP Pre-Race Routine

Marquez said the extra warm-up helped him fire up his muscles and lead every lap for a sprint victory.

  • Gresini rider Alex Marquez received a double long lap penalty for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi after a lap-one collision with Acosta and di Giannantonio at turn three.
  • Braking too late into a left-hander, Marquez hit the rear of Acosta, which forced both riders into the VR46 star di Giannantonio. The collision unfolded on lap one of the race.
  • Following the crash, medical staff checked di Giannantonio for injuries and found he avoided serious damage despite a heavy hit to his ribs. Asked about the incident, he offered a terse response: "Ask Alex!"
  • Accepting responsibility for the error, Marquez apologized after the race, saying, "A bad day for us." He acknowledged ruining the races of two other competitors and accepted the penalty.
  • Honda rider Diogo Moreira secured a podium finish in the Sprint following the chaos, though he cautioned the result was not a "real result" as he prepares for Sunday's main race.
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Pedro Acosta runs out of sprint in Motegi due to a mistake by Álex Márquez in the first round and responds with his record: six years without throwing anyone away. The entry Pedro Acosta bursts in Motegi: 'I have never thrown anyone, check it out' after the fall with Álex Márquez was first published in What!.

The Spanish will have to pay a long double lap in the Sunday race after causing the fall of Acosta and Di Giannantonio

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Marco Bezzecchi experienced a sprint-saturday without feeling lucky. First the World Cup-Third Series missed, then the Aprilia factory driver had to compete in the sprint behind Rookie Moreira.

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