Whereas battling for what would have been fourth place, Bagnaia and Marquez collided on lap 23 of 25 of the Portuguese GP final month.
The collision was deemed a racing incident by the FIM stewards, however Gresini’s Marquez felt the fault lay at Bagnaia’s door for a retaliation he felt was pointless.
The incident marked the primary flashpoint of the season Ducati was warned about final 12 months when eight-time world champion Marquez signed with Gresini to race a year-old Desmosedici in 2024.
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Whereas each sat in the identical press convention on Thursday forward of the Americas Grand Prix, neither was requested concerning the incident.
Chatting with motogp.com throughout second apply, Grassilli says he despatched each a message after the incident and the response instructed each had already moved on.
“Very simple: I despatched each of them a message on, I can’t keep in mind [if it was] Monday or Tuesday [after the race],” Grassilli mentioned when requested what he did to defuse the scenario.
“Simply [saying] ‘hey guys, all the pieces below management?’
“And Pecco and Marc answered me like ‘sure, all the pieces below management, trying ahead to COTA’. So, Positive, very Positive.”
Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing and Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Staff crash
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In the identical interview, Grassilli additionally touched on Ducati’s present discussions with satellite tv for pc squads VR46 and Pramac about extending their respective partnerships.
Each had reportedly been involved with Yamaha for 2025, although VR46 group director Uccio Salucci recently told Autosport that Valentino Rossi’s squad intends to stick with Ducati however is in search of a manufacturing unit bike.
Pramac has a clause in its present deal that stipulates an computerized renewal with Ducati past the top of this contract in 2024, however may depart if an acceptable provide comes its manner.
“We’ve some desk [discussions] open, we’re speaking with VR, we’re speaking with Pramac,” Grassilli mentioned.
“Our purpose is to have the identical scenario for the longer term. So, my goal is to be with Pramac and VR46 even subsequent 12 months and for the longer term.”