Race commissioners punished Fabio Quartararo for today’s incident with Aleix Espargaro. The Frenchman will face a long lap penalty at the Silverstone race.
The current world champion fell while trying to overtake Espargaro in the fifth turn of the fifth lap, while also knocking the Spanish racer into the sand. He remained on the motorcycle but lost eight seconds compared to the leading Bagnaio and slipped to fifteenth place.
The French racer picked up the motorcycle and continued to ride, but after falling again in the same turn, he finally gave up a few laps after that.
Espargaro, on the other hand, broke through to fourth place by the end of the race with an outstanding run, reducing the gap in the overall standings to Quartararo to 21 points.
He will have a slightly harder job due to the penalty after the summer break in Silverstone.
For him, this is the first penalty after the race in Barcelona, where the commissioners punished him for open overalls during the race. At the same time, today's resignation was the first after the race in Valencia 2020.
Sam did not understand why he was encouraged in the team to continue the race after the first fall.
“I don’t understand why they told me to keep going, as I was already a lap behind everyone else after the stop. Fortunately, I was not injured in the second fall. "
“I immediately apologized to Espargaro for the incident after the race. I’m so sorry, it was a completely beginner’s mistake. According to today's show, I would deserve to win, ”admitted Quartararo after the race.
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