Qatar MotoGP: Watch: Marco Bezzecchi bumps Pol Espargaro 6 times after Qatar opening practice
Following some close passes at the end of opening MotoGP practice in Qatar, Marco Bezzecchi and Pol Espargaro continued to carve each other up on the slowdown lap after the chequered flag.
Marco Bezzecchi, Qatar MotoGP, 16 November
But it didn’t end there.
When Espargaro then pulled up for a practice start, Bezzecchi repeatedly bumped th𝐆e Spaniard’s rear whee🔜l - a total of six times - before casually riding around him and returning to the pits:
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There had also bee🌄n a pass by Espargaro on Bezzecchi befo🐈re the moves shown in the video clip above.
Espargaro did not react to the bumps, except to smi💜le and wave to the camera when he was back in the GASGAS garage♛.
VR46 Ducati rider Bezzecchi finished 18th in opening pra👍ctic🍃e, with Espargaro in ninth.
The FIM Stewards are yet to𒁏 announce if the pair will face any 🥃further action.
