World champion Francesco Bagnaia won Sunday's season-opening Portuguese MotoGP after a costly mistake by pole-sitter Marc Marquez.If it was reasonably plain sailing for the world champion it was anything but for Marquez.
It was an ideal start to the defence of his world championship for Francesco Bagnaia in Portimao.
World champion Francesco Bagnaia said winning MotoGP's first ever sprint race at a bruising Portuguese Grand Prix on Saturday was "quite fun" but 2021 title winner Fabio Quartararo blasted the new format as "dangerous" and a "jungle".However, Yamaha rider Quartararo, who became France's first ever MotoGP world champion in 2021, predicted more crashes over the forthcoming season.