So I wanted to leave all the if's/but's and maybe's at the door.. How many riders did Marquez collide with during the 2018 Argentinian GP.
Link for those with Videopass:
Termas Clash: The breathtaking Argentina MotoGP™ in full!
Marquez is On-Board #2.
Obviously for those following this so far, my opinions are clear on this, so you can take the following as my reading of the visual evidence.
First things first.. There was zero contact between Zarco and Pedrosa, it was shown clearly from the back of Marquez's bike. Pedrosa sat up in surprise at a rider on his inside, and then gassed it on a damp spot.
First contact - Aleix. there was NO room there. That move was never on. Actually worse than I thought it was originally.
Hard to see the Nakagami one, it doesn't LOOK like there's contact, but Marquez definitely runs him very wide attempting the exact same turn 13 maneuver.
Bashes elbows with Morbidelli seconds before putting his hand up to give back the position for his penalty.
More possible contact with Morbidelli, going around his outside at turn 4, looks like they had a gentle tap. Marquez continues around the outside, but outside of the white racing track limit lines.
No contact between Smith and Marquez, though the same turn 13 divebomb. If Smith had turned in without suspecting Marquez up the inside then it would have been a repeat of Espargaro/Rossi.
Contact between Rabat and Marquez turn 12. Rabat had a wobble on the racing line, Marquez kept it pinned and went for a very small gap and rode through him, bashing fairings and elbows.
He came from quite far back on Rossi, further back than any of the attacks on the other riders so far. No way Rossi would have known that move was coming. I also don't hear or see any lockup that Marquez described in his interview.
Vinales took a defensive line through turn 13 last lap and ran very wide, no contact here.
So that is 4, and I suspect 5 hits on 4 riders, with an additional 2 divebombs at turn 13 that ended with no contact. The rest of the moves were clean, though some are definitely hard, but fair.