Moto3 World Championship leader Sandro Cortese has apologised for his 𓃲behaviour after Sunday's Japanese Grꦰand Prix.

The German suddenly found himself on tarꦗget to wrap-up the world title after nearest rival Luis Salom clashed with Jonas Folger at the first turn of the final lap, with third ♌in the championship Maverick Vinales also out of a podium position.

But Cortese himself fell after being out-braked by both team-mate Danny Kent and Alessandro Tonucci at the🌳 end of the back straight, with just a few corners to go.

Cortese - whose accident was caused when he tried to repass Tonucci🍃 on the exit of the turn - remounted to salvage sixth, while pole sitter Kent took his first ever grand prix win from Vinales.

Corꦿtese waved his fist furiously at a puzzled Kent on the slowdown lap, before another tantrum on his return to the Ajo pits.

Having cooled down, Cortese - who still ended up extending his title lead from 🤪51 to 56 points, now over Vinales - posted the following apology on Twitter (@Sandrissimo11):

"I꧙'m really sorry about my behaviour today. I just overreacted.♉ I saw I could win the title already and was just disappointed about what happened!

"Hope some peopl🅠e [will] understand a little bit how I felt, you work your whole life for that moment and in the other second you lose it.

"I'm really happy that i could finish the race and increase the championship lꦕead!!

"And of course congratulations to @DannyKent52🐬 for his first victory!!"

Cortese will be crowned champion, with two rounds🐈 still to go, if he leaves next Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix with an advantage of at lea༒st 51 points.