Marc Márquez causes a serious accident and breaks the matercapian of his right hand

All the optimism and excitement that had settled in the pit lane after the good performance of Marc Márquez it faded when a few laps of the Grand Prix of Portugal had been run. Cervera’s caused an accident by falling and dragging Oliveira, and he was out of action in a three and nothing. While Márquez apologized to the Aprilia pit and the Portuguese fans, Maverick Viñales displayed his most competitive driving to climb to the second step of the podium. Pecco Bagnaia, who remains intractable, repeats victory and wins the first race of the season. Márquez appeared after the race with his arm and hand in plaster and Dr. Ángel Charte, head of medical services, reported that he suffered a fracture in the first metacarpal of his right hand.

When the traffic lights went out, Márquez reacted a little late. He was overtaken by Oliveira, Bagnaia and Jorge Martín, who were blowing his neck from the starting grid. The Catalan, in order not to lose momentum, pushed to the maximum and was just a hair away from sliding on the gravel. Miraculously, he avoided falling in the first lap, but two laps later he made a glaring piloting error, fell and carried Miguel Oliveria, who had to be evacuated on a stretcher.

The nerve, which is sometimes a positive thing, has played a trick on him this time. Cervera’s was too aggressive and braked too late. The error caused him to run into Jorge Martín’s leg and rebound to end up violently impacting local driver Miguel Oliveira. The Portuguese and the Catalan fell to the ground, with worse consequences for Aprilia, who had to receive medical attention while lying on the gravel. Márquez quickly went to apologize to his rival and to the stands, using Catalan because he had left his pilot out of action.

With the 93 off the tarmac, the race has begun to slow down. Bagnaia took the lead with a forceful pace, which only Maverick Viñales could replicate. The rider from Roses has found stability in Aprilia. After exiting the Yamaha pit in the worst possible way in 2021, Viñales sat alongside Aleix Espargaró last season. At the Italian brand, he has found a calm and competitive climate that has calmed his nerves that have so often caused him to go wrong. Now Maverick is focused, he is enjoying himself again on the bike, and on the asphalt of Portimão it was possible to see his great driving.

His companion, the older brother of the Espargaró family, however, had his head in Barcelona. Aleix, especially while piloting his Aprilia in the first stage of the Grand Prix, was very much aware of his brother, who is currently admitted to the Dexeus Clinic. After the accident that started on Friday, Pol Espargaró is waiting to be operated on after a fractured jaw, two fractures to the vertebrae and a severe contusion to the lungs. Aleix Espargaró crossed the finish line ninth.

Álex Márquez is reborn at Ducati

The race was smooth, without many collisions beyond the accident caused by Marc Márquez. His brother, Álex Márquez, has been one of the few drivers who have brought some excitement to the first Grand Prix of the season. The little one from Cervera has decided to make a change of scenery this season and leave Honda for the ranks of the Italian brand. At Ducati, he has found a new box, with a competitive bike, and virgin ground to grow as a rider. On the asphalt, he has shown again what kind of driver he is: he doesn’t hold back against the big guys. Márquez battled arm in arm with Bezzechi and Jack Miller and crossed the finish line in fifth place after putting in a great performance. The smile when he got off the bike said it all.