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Bagnaia explains bizarre post-FP1 crash after Vinales run-in

Francesco Bagnaia has revealed he got “scared” when Maverick Vinales approached him at high speed at the end of the opening MotoGP practice in Barcelona, causing him to lose control and crash.

Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia was circulating at leisurely speed following an aborted practice start at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya when Vinales overtook him around the outside at the end of the start/finish straight at near-racing speed.

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