Aragon provided a weekend full of headlines from the return of the king to the controversial clash between Alex Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia. The action on track has got fans around the world talking and sharing their own opinions, but also the riders in the heart of the action have had their say too. Here are the major talking points and hottest headlines from the Grand Prix of Aragon.

"I HEARD HIS ENGINE OPENING THE THROTTLE"

World Champion Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) was left fuming following the clash with Alex Marquez at MotorLand Aragon. With six laps remaining, the pair went toe-to-toe in the fight for the final podium place before making contact at Turn 13. The Italian was adamant that Marquez was to blame for the incident, pointing towards the Spaniard's data that he says shows he didn't roll off at any point during the incident.

"I was in front, completely. Already before changing direction. So what is making me more angry is looking at the data. Because as soon as I entered Turn 10, I was in front, leaving space, because I knew that he was there, but I was with much more speed. So I didn't need to close the line to be in front.

"As soon I did it, as soon as I entered Turn 10, I heard his engine opening the throttle, opening gas. This is bad. And then the thing that is even worse is the fact that he remained from 40 to 60% of throttle until he crashed.

"So it's very dangerous to have someone that does things like this because normally you try to avoid contact. You don't want to have contact with anyone. And from the data, from what happened, someone is not of the same idea."

"I DIDN'T SEE HIM"

Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez firmly contested Bagnaia's opinion though, saying that he was unsighted and wasn't aware it was the World Champion that he was battling with.

"Pecco decided to make that move from the outside. He was really brave and really clear to make that. But he knew that I was there. So, I mean, at least leave me 1 metre. If somebody can avoid the contact it's him. He knew I was there. I did not see him in any moment. I wasn't expecting the contact."

"YOU HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE SPACE"

Aprilia Racing's Aleix Espargaro also weighed in on the incident, feeling that Bagnaia could've done a little more to avoid the contact between the two.

"It's a crash that we've seen many times in MotoGP, especially recently. But for me, when you come from the outside like Pecco did, you need to give more room to the rider on the inside. Alex cannot disappear. He can close the throttle, but why does he have to do that? This is a race. So if you want to avoid the crash, you have to give a little bit more space."

"ALEX'S FAULT. HE PROVOKED IT"

Whilst Aprilia counterpart, Trackhouse Racing's Miguel Oliveira, had a slightly different view on the incident. The Portuguese rider was convinced it was Marquez in the wrong.

"Alex's fault. He provoked it. That's my way of seeing it. It's a strange situation because he went wide, he knew Pecco took the outside line. So eventually he committed to the corner, but he committed half a bike behind him. And he just leaned against it. He could have shut down the throttle, but it happened too quickly. He got stuck on his bike and that was it."

"I KNEW AT THE VALENCIA TEST"

Despite ticking over 1000 days, Marc Marquez wasn't too concerned with the wait to jump back on to the top step of the podium. The eight-time World Champion revealed after ony one day on the bike, he knew a chance at victory would come in 2024.

"At the Valencia Test, I realised that it would arrive. I realised there that we will have our opportunities. One thing is to fight for the championship. For that point still we need to keep working. But in Valencia, I started to understand that sooner or later I will arrive. For that reason, I was calm and I was not over-riding too much."