Morbidelli was sentenced to three starting places

The race commissioners fined Franco Morbidelli three starting places for failing to follow the starting procedure training.

Due to the dirtiness of the race track in Mandalika, the racers were allowed to pass a test of the start procedure at the end of the third free practice, thus cleaning the starting places. At a meeting with the safety committee, it was agreed that the racers would be placed at the starting position and trained to start the race. However, they must wait for the racers in front of them to start from the starting point and not change their starting point.

Morbidelli arrived at the start-finish plane and stood in front of a group of racers who were already at the starting positions and ready for the start training. The Italian wanted to change the starting block at the last minute, but Joan Mir would almost collide with him from the background.

The Yamaha racer will start tomorrow's race from XNUMXth place instead of XNUMXth.

Morbidelli accepted the penalty, but stressed that he himself did not attend the meeting at which the rule regarding start-up training was presented.

“I am sorry for the mistake I made. I skipped the meeting where the rule was presented. I drove in front of a group of racers and then changed my position at the last minute. Joan Mir, who was running from the starting block in the background, would almost crash into me. ”

“I think the punishment is completely fair. I received the report of the meeting in the morning, but as it was obvious, I missed certain points. "