The fallout from Marc Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi’s Qatar Grand Prix continues two days on.

The pair of title contenders collided at Turn 1 on Lap 4 of Saturday’s Sprint Race, and Bezzecchi was sent tumbling out of the event.

Marquez instantly defended himself after the incident, saying he took his usual line, while Bezzecchi kept relatively quiet.

However, that wasn’t the case for his Aprilia team CEO, Massimo Rivola, who shook his head and applauded sarcastically when the stewards called it a racing incident.

Even with time to cool off and his rider winning Sunday’s Grand Prix, the executive hadn’t changed his mind.

Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola questions Marquez crash verdict again

“I've spent many years working with stewards in the world of four-wheeled racing,” he explained on Sky.

“When there's an accident, the steward protocol immediately looks at which of the two riders bears greater responsibility.

“To judge this, they ask a simple question: 'Which of the two can avoid contact with the other?'. Based on that, we begin to assess responsibility. You answer."

Seemingly taking the same view as Rivola was VR46 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio who was right behind the pair, and almost hit the crashed Aprilia.

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In the golf cart on the way to the podium, he turned to Marquez and said: “Man, you have to look before closing the line like that, he was on the inside.”

However, despite their claims, Bezzecchi himself didn’t put up much of a protest. Speaking post-race, he was asked about the stewards’ decision and said: “I'm struggling, I don't know, but it would be a waste of time to think about it.

“That was the decision; I have to respect it. Getting angry or arguing wouldn't change anything. You've seen the images; everyone can judge them from their own perspective."

Once the dust had settled, it soon became clear that the majority saw it as just part of racing.

Max Biaggi and Neil Hodgson defend stewards' racing incident decision

MotoGP great Max Biaggi said: “In my opinion, it was a racing incident.

“It’s true that Bezzecchi could have passed him on the inside, but he hadn’t fully overtaken him. And then Marc came back, and they made contact.

“Unfortunately, Bezzecchi came off worse, and in my opinion, he didn’t deserve it because he could have won that race.”

Looking at the incident in frame-by-frame detail, TNT Sports’ Neil Hodgson summed up why neither rider was to blame.

“You think he’s [Marquez] gone wide; he hasn’t, that’s the racing line, look at the three riders there (behind),” he explained.

“Bezzecchi sees a gap, and I’m not blaming him; he’s a racer, there was room, there was a gap there.

“Marc’s not gone wide; the apex is around the corner, so he’s going to come back.

“He can’t see Bez, has no idea he’s there. He’s doing everything he can to avoid contact, but he can’t do it quickly enough.

“He’s trying his best, he knows he’s on the outside, and he’s going to go down. Nine times out of 10 the rider on the outside goes down.”