Marc Marquez appears to hit back at Aleix Espargaro comments – ‘If you talk bull****, next race it can happen to you’

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez appeared to hit back at criticism from Aleix Espargaro and says mistakes happen if you ride “at the front” for “15 years”.

Espargaro demanded a one-race ban for Marquez after his crash into Miguel Oliveira at the Portuguese MotoGP and that he should be called out for being involved more frequently in similar incidents.

“If you talk bulls*** about a rider, then in the next race it can happen to you,” he said.

“Nobody crashes because they want to crash into another one, nobody attacks without thinking.

“But we ride on the limit and sometimes we make mistakes.

“Sometimes you make a mistake alone, sometimes a mistake and somebody is outside the line.

“There are different situations. In 15 years, there will be situations.

“If you ride at the limit and at the front, you will have different situations. So, of course, everybody wants to finish the race and be on the podium.

“Nobody wants to be injured. We cannot choose. I received a penalty but I did the penalty at the Argentina GP, this is what I wrote on the paper.”

After initially calling for Marquez to be given a one-race ban, Espargaro has maintained his stance.

“How many touches has Marc had and how many have the other 20 riders combined?

“If it can happen to anyone? Yes, but how many times has it happened to him and how many to me or Pecco [Francesco Bagnaia]?”