However, Marquez will not escape punishment

After the Portuguese GP, there was some confusion over the penalty Marc Marquez received for his collision with Miguel Oliveira.

The stewards handed him a two-lap penalty for aggressive driving at the Argentine GP, but the Honda rider will miss this weekend's race after breaking his thumb in the crash and undergoing surgery.

Fellow journalist Simon Patterson later said the stewards had tied the penalty to the race in Argentina, which he interpreted as meaning Marquez would not have to serve it, but for his Italian colleagues at Gpone, Dorna's safety adviser, Loris Capirossi, said, that there was a misunderstanding and that the eight-time world champion will serve the penalty at the next race in which he will compete.

The Honda racer will therefore not escape punishment, and this is also confirmed by the rules that we have checked. The commissioners referred to Articles 3.2.1 and 3.3.2.3 of the sports regulations when punishing Marquez. Article 3.2.1 states that a racer who violates Article 1.21.2 (dangerous driving) receives one of the prescribed penalties. Among them is the penalty of the extended lap, and the rules say that the racer must complete the penalty of the extended lap under the conditions specified in Article 1.19.2. (procedure of execution of a long round sentence). This, among other things, determines when and how the racer must carry out the penalty and under what conditions he cannot, and the article also adds that in the event that the race management cannot carry out the extended lap penalty, the racer may be issued a time penalty or determine another penalty .