Australia's Jack Miller has blamed title rival Alex Marquez for the crash at the Aragon Grand Prix in Spain that cost him his grip on the Moto3 championship standings.
With 16 laps remaining in Sunday's race, Miller and Marquez came together while jostling for the lead, and the incident forced the Australian from the track.
The 19-year-old was uninjured and returned to the race where he finished 27th, three laps behind winner Romano Fenati, and second-placed Marquez.
"Marquez had tried to overtake me on the straight but did not have the pace to do so," Miller said.
"On the entry to the corner, I was on the dry line and went in normally. I knew Marquez would try to block off inside corner, but he did not cut the gas and made me fall off the bike."
With the podium finish Marquez moves to 206 points and into outright first in the championship standings - 11 points clear of Miller, who has led all season, with four races remaining.
Both Marquez and Miller were hauled in by Race Direction over the incident.
"Sometimes these things happen: it's racing," Miller said.
The next race is at Japan's Motegi Circuit in two weeks.
"They were able to repair the bike after it was pretty damaged and I was able to get back on track for a few laps," Miller said.
"Now we head to a circuit that I like and we'll see what happens."
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