Aleix Espargaro was on the receiving end of some close moves in Sunday’s French MotoGP race.
serve a double long lap penalty for jumping the start in the Sprint, salvaging fifth, before a pair of incidents cost him dearly in the grand prix.
But Bastianini had cut the corner and was given a Long Lap penalty for failing to back off by at least one second . “It was a pity about Aleix because he started strong but then found himself in a few battles that caused him to lose rhythm,” said Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola. “With Enea, I had to pick up the bike, it was very quick. But Franco also, if I didn’t pick up the bike, I would crash,” Espargaro said.“But what you have to judge and penalise is the action, not the outcome. If I held the line, we both would have had a big .The lap times suggest Espargaro, who was holding third place in the early stages, lost around 3 seconds during the incidents.
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