Repsol Honda team-mates Mar🐼c Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo came close to disaster at the end of Free Practice 2 for the Australian MotoGP.

Newly crowned eight-time champion💞 Marquez caught a slow-moving Lorenzo at the apex of turn 11, while down&♛nbsp;in eighth place on his final lap (top picture).

With FP2 expected to be the only dry free practice session of the weekend, the pr𒀰essure was o𒐪n Marquez to confirm a top-ten position for direct access into Qualifying 2.

But as Marquez tried to sweep around the o𓆉utside of L🃏orenzo, while losing the least possible time, the pair made contact - Marquez sending one of Lorenzo's wings into the air with his shoulder (below).

Marquez still went🌳 on to claim sixth place, but made 🧜his anger clear on the slow down lap, including a 'you were asleep' gesture to Lorenzo in the practice start area.

"Of course, in the first moment I was upset because now we cannot forget that free practice means qualifying practice, I mean you need to g𒁃o directly into Qualifying 2 and the forecast for tomorrow looks like rain 100%," Marquez explained.

"So it was my last chance, I was on a very fast lap and I tried to overtake him in the best way for me to not lose time. But in the end we neꦦed to pay attention, becau🐽se we cannot ride in a 'slow mode' in the middle of the line.

"Of course, he will say there wa🦩s no space. But you need to check behind, 💖you need to understand and be out of the racing line. Apart from that, I was angry at first, but then I was in his office and we speak together. No problem."

Lorenzo, who was 16th fastꦑest, said: "Unfortunately, right at the end I didn’t look back to see I had three or four riders behind me, I tried to be as far on the inside as possible but Marc and I were a little too close.

"I’m sure he had no plans to touch me as he passed, but he judged the distance [between us] badly🐠 and we touched. It could have been avoided if I had looked back. But, even making that mistake, it could have been avoided if he left 20 centimetres of margin..."