The LCR Honda rider was making an attempt to cross Quartararo for 10th on the opening lap of Sunday’s rain-hit grand prix at Rio Hondo when he went right into a nook sizzling and made contact with the Yamaha.
Quartararo was compelled onto the painted run-off space, plummeted to 16th within the depleted 17-rider area and was compelled right into a restoration trip.
The incident was positioned beneath investigation by the FIM stewards, however they deemed no additional motion was obligatory.
Quartararo – who labelled Nakagami a “kamikaze” on French tv afterwards – was sad with the stewards’ determination.
“No, I don’t perceive what they’re doing,” Quartararo mentioned on Sunday after the conflict.
“I watched the Moto3 race: Ayumu [Sasaki] did an overtake at Flip 5 that was actually clear, however he barely touched [another rider and got a penalty], the place in MotoGP we’re doing it on a regular basis.
“He [Sasaki] acquired dropped one place and he [Nakagami] simply destroyed my race in a single nook and didn’t get something.”
Takaaki Nakagami, Staff LCR Honda
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Nakagami has defended himself, saying he did nothing over the road within the conflict – although he concedes he was “overshooting” the nook when he went for the overtake.
“Effectively, it seems from the skin prefer it was a little bit bit aggressive,” mentioned Nakagami, who was 13th within the grand prix.
“However truthfully, at that second I believed I might overtake. However I used to be barely overshooting and lacking the apex.
“But it surely wasn’t loopy, it’s not like loopy driving. We touched one another a little bit bit, however that is racing.
“I’ve nothing to say. I didn’t make any mistake. Fortunately, he didn’t additionally crash. In fact, he misplaced the place, I wish to apologise. However that is racing.”
That is the second lap-one collision triggered by Nakagami within the house of a 12 months that has gone unpunished, a lot to his rivals’ annoyance. A primary-corner pile-up involving Alex Rins and Francesco Bagnaia in Barcelona final season was deemed a racing incident.
Quartararo was capable of recuperate to seventh after the Nakagami conflict.
