Franco Morbidelli did not hide his frustration after the British Grand Prix. The Pertamina Enduro VR46 rider pointed fingers once again at Aleix Espargaró following an early-race incident.

The clash brought back memories of a similar episode in Misano 2020, and left Morbidelli clearly upset with the Spaniard.

‘I was doing my corner, and again, this is not the first time Aleix crashed to, you know, to… I don't know what to do, but exactly like in 2020 when he made me lose my second race in Misano and finally made me lose the points for the championship’, he recalled. ‘And, again, this time also this time, he risked just to don't make me pass through, and crashed on me, again! It was a nasty crash. I'm in pain. I don't know if I have something broken, but I take the positives of the day, which was the amazing performance we had when we were able to restart.’

The Italian rider made sure to praise his crew's work that allowed him to return to the track after the crash. ‘Thanks to the guys that did an amazing work, the pit box being on time with everything, thanks to Matteo and to Udani, who did an amazing work. I take the positive, the negative, I leave them on some other side.’

Aleix Espargaró later defended himself, saying he braked early to give Morbidelli room and just lost control. He also acknowledged that he understood Morbidelli's frustration. When asked about that explanation, Morbidelli was curt and dismissive.

‘It's not a big deal. He won't be here when he's restless. Forget about it’, fired back the number 21, cutting the subject short and clearly still irritated by the incident.