Oliveira “cleared everything” with Marquez after Portugal MotoGP collision
Listen to this article Oliveira was wiped out by Marquez on the third lap of his home grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit last month, after the Honda rider made a mistake under braking for Turn 3. The Portuguese rider suffered tendon damage in the collision and elected to sit out the Argentina GP which took place the following week. Marquez suffered a hand fracture and missed the Argentina GP, and will also sit out this weekend’s Americas GP. In the aftermath of the incident, Marquez was handed a double long lap penalty for the Argentina round which was then reissued by the FIM stewards so that the punishment carried over to the next round the Honda rider contested. Honda felt this breached the regulations and lodged an appeal with the stewards, who referred it to the FIM Court of Appeal. On Thursday, the FIM Court of Appeal granted Honda and Marquez a stay of execu...