Francesco Bagnaia gets Mugello grid penalty for Alex Marquez incident - appeal rejected
FIM Stewards announce a grid penalty for world champion Francesco Bagnaia after holℱding up Alex Marquℱez in Friday practice at Mugello.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia has been handed a grid penalty for obstructing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez during Friday practice for his home Italian MotoGP.
Marquez gestured angrily at the reigning doub𓂃le world champion after being held up in the closing stages, with the incident immediately placed undꦕer investigation by the FIM Stewards.
Bagna𒅌ia went on to comfortably leꦗad the session, with Marquez in eighth place, meaning both progressed directly to Saturday’s Qualifying 2.
But on Friday🃏 evening, the MotoGP Stewards announced their verdict: Bagnaia received a 3-place grid penalty for Sunday's grand prix after ‘riding slow online [and] disturbing another rider #73 at Turn 12’.
Under the 'penalty protocol' issued to teams, 🌳the 3-place punishment reflects that the incident o🃏ccurred during the last 20 minutes of practice (when riders are seeking progression into Q2) but also that it was Bagnaia's first offence.
An appeal against the penalty was rejected by the FIM Appea🐈l Stewards, who 'confirmed the decision of the MotoGP Stewards panel'.
Before the decision, Alex Marquez said: “He was slow in the middle of the line and I was improving my lap time. So for me, it’s really clear. He didn’t turn [to look]💫 at any time to see who was coming.
“I was on a hot lap, and he was completely in the middle [of the track]. Pen🦂alty or not, we will see.
“But after that incident, he went into the box. And when you are going into the box, you need to take care about the riders💞 coming fast behind you.”
Bagnaia: Penalty would be 'ridiculous'
Immediately after the session Bagnaia, seekin﷽g his t🎶hird Mugello victory in a row, brushed off the incident and labelled the #73 “a great showman” for his on-track reaction.
“[It was] Nothing… I was braking out of the [racing] line,” said B﷽agnaia. “He’s a great showman, for sure. It’s useless to do some [gestures] like this. But it makes a good show.
“In case, I receive a pe༒nalty for that… [it would] b𝕴e ridiculous. I’m waiting but I don’t think I will receive a penalty.”
Alex’s older brother and Gresini Ducati team-mate Marc is currently in contention to join Bagnaia at the factory Ducati team in 2025, although title leader Jorge Martin is increasingly tipped to get 𒀰the ride.🙈
Bagnaia is currently 39 points behind Martin, who was seventh fastesꦑt on Friday.
Peter has been in🍸 the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the ꦬforefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
