Tech3 KTM team manager Nicolas Goyon voiced his frustration after168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Maverick Vinales was stripped of a remarkable runner-up finish in Sunday’s Qatar MotoGP by a post-race tyre pressure penalty.

Vinales produced by far his best ride yet on the RC1෴6, charging from sixth on th𝔉e grid to overtake Marc Marquez for the lead and cross the line in second place.

It appeared to be KTM’s first podium of the season and Vinale🃏s’ first top ten with the team - until FIM Stewards confirmed his front tyre pressure was be⛄low the legal minimum for more than 60% of the laps.

Vinales was handed the standard 16-second penalty, dropping him to 14th and promoting Franco Morbidell𒊎i to th🎃ird behind Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia.

“It is quite obvious that we are leaving Qatar with🃏 a huge bitter taste after we were handed a late penalty,” said Goyon. “Maverick Vinales had an unbelievable weekend, with his best qualifying of the season.

“Today, he showed an incredible level of performance, riding at a strong pace fighting with the top guys at the front. The bike was fast, and he clocked in the second fastest race lap,𒀰 so everything was working well.”

“A rule that can sometimes be unfair”

Vinales almost certainly fell foul of the tyre pressure rule because his team hadn’t anticipated he would spend five laps leading the race in cl🦂ean, cool air.

 “Unfortunately we took a penalty for low tyre pressure, a rule that can sometimes be unfair, but rules a🥂re rules and we have to accept them," Goyon said.

“It does not take away his performance which we will keep in our mind heading to the next round, 𓂃so thank you Maverick for a strong weekend.”

Vinales, fresh from celebrating a podium finꦏish with his fourth differen♏t brand of MotoGP bike, brushed off the penalty.

“The bike was amazing, everything clicked together🌳…🐼 I can’t wait to be back on the bike already!”

Red Bull KTM Factory bos﷽s Aki Ajo said: “The podium potential by▨ Maverick is important for the whole KTM family… we will now push even harder.”