Pecco Bagnaia blasts “clown” grid penalty at Italian MotoGP
Pecco Bagnaia delivers scathing conde♈mnation of decision to penalise him
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia has criticised the decision to hit him with a grid penalty at the Italian MotoGP.
The Motoꦡ🥀GP champion was punished for obstructing Alex Marquez during Friday practice, and his appeal was rejected.
Ba⛦gnaia qualified in second but a three-place grid penalty𝐆 means he will start the grand prix from fifth (his penalty does not apply in Saturday’s sprint).
He insisted a strong qualifying may have rescued his 𒊎weekend: “Absolutely. It’s one of the greatest things I could do today, starting on the front ro☂w.
“These clown penalties are something useless.
“But, in any case, today it is important to start well, to do the m🀅aximum.
“We know our pace is very fast.
“If we can lead on the first lap, we have an advantag🍸e.”
Bagnaia had previously called Marquez “a great showman” for his on-track gesture, after their🐭 incident on Friday.
Bagnaia said before the stewards’ decision: “[It was] Nothing… I was ꦜbraking ou🐬t of the [racing] line.
“He’s a great showman, for sure. It’s useless to do some [gesture𒊎s] like this. But it ꦏmakes a good show.
💃“In case, I receiv🉐e a penalty for that… [it would] be ridiculous.”
Championship leader Jorge Martin will begin the sp🍬rint race and the grand prix from pole ওposition.
“It feels good,” Martin said.
“We worked a lot yes൩terday evening, not on the setup, but on the ele𝔉ctronics.
“I was struggled to find the grip. The tꦺyre was a bit better,🦹 also the electronics.
“The lap🤪 time was amazing. Marc crashed, I lost concentration but it was also a 🐈good lap.
“Tomorrow we will be strong🥂. Today? It will be a tough race. Let’s see what we can achieve.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to fo💙otball, to F1.
