Rossi penalized - will start last!
Wor🌸ld cha🧔mpionship leader Valentino Rossi has been dropped to the back of today's Qatar Grand Prix grid for illegal grid cleaning.
While Rossi was not directly involved, some me🌸mbers of his factory Yamaha team were apparently caught preparing his eighth placed grid slot last night by the use of a scooter 'burning out' its tyres.
World championship lead🐈er Valentino Rossi has been dropped to the back of today's Qatar Grand Prix grid for illegal grid cleaning.
While Rossi was not directly involved, s🔴ome members of his factory Yamaha team were apparently caught preparing his eig♌hth placed grid slot last night by the use of a scooter 'burning out' its tyres.
Any such grid preparation is illegal and, after a protest by rivals teams, Rossi - who holds a 39-point world championship over Sete Gibernau heading into the event - has been given a six-second qualifying time penalty that has dropped him to the back of the 22-rideꦺr grid.
With the dusty racetrack extremely sl🌜ippery off the thin racing line, Rossi - second fastest in the warm-up - now faces a serious test as ౠto how far he can advance up the order this afternoon.
Title rival Gibernau will start 🌠today's race third.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go🧸. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc 🦹Marquez’s injury issues.
