Raul Fernandez Slams Marco Bezzecchi Over Unprofessional MotoGP Clash

Raul Fernandez has lashed out at fellow Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi, labelling his actions unprofessional following their high-profile collision at the start of the Indonesian Grand Prix sprint.

The Trackhouse rider had secured a maiden pole position on Saturday morning and looked firmly on course to contend for victory in the afternoon sprint race.

However, his promising outing came to an abrupt halt after just a single corner when he tangled with factory Aprilia counterpart Marco Bezzecchi at the opening turn.

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Bezzecchi was forced to check up as Fabio Di Giannantonio pushed Marc Marquez slightly wide on his inside, leaving Fernandez with nowhere to go and unable to avoid heavy contact.

Trackhouse team boss Davide Brivio openly blamed Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin for instigating the multi-bike chaos, although FIM stewards ultimately deemed the incident a standard racing incident.

Speaking from the gravel trap, Fernandez made his fierce feelings crystal clear and launched a scathing verbal attack on Bezzecchi during an interview with DAZN.

He also revealed a painful hand injury sustained in the crash, casting severe doubt over his ability to participate in Sunday's main grand prix.

Right now I am a bit numb, the fury and rage I have inside is stronger than the pain, Fernandez told the Spanish broadcaster.

I have a broken finger, a small fracture, I will try it out in the warm-up tomorrow because they have declared me fit, but my hand is very swollen.

The worst thing of all is the frustration of knowing that Marco did something he should not have done out there.

You can crash and you get up and that is it, but it is awful that we both arrive at the first braking point knowing we are both Aprilia riders with a pace putting us ahead, and he just focuses on pushing me off the kerb under braking.

With that, he left the door wide open for two Ducatis, I feel terrible for my team and Aprilia, but what he did wasn't professional.

The underlying topic of team orders among Aprilia riders had surfaced earlier in the weekend amid the ongoing championship battle involving Jorge Martin.

While strict team orders were not officially enforced, Fernandez pointed out that Aprilia riders were given a clear pre-race instruction not to interfere with each other.

The message before the race was not to mess with each other because we had very good pace, he concluded.