Aprilia part ways with contractor after Austria ‘spying’ incident

Aprilia has parted way🦄s with the contractor seen filming rival bikes in pitlane at the Austrian MotoGP.

Aleix Espargaro, Maverick Vinales, 2024 Austrian MotoGP
Aleix Espargaro, Maverick Vinales, 2024 Austrian MotoGP

Aprilia has parted ways with the contractor at the centre of a ‘spying’ incident at the Austrian MotoGP.

Social media clips showed the unnamed contractor being confronted by Ducati’s Davide Tardozzi af🌊ter brazenly filming several machi𝓀nes at close range in pitlane, using a tablet.

Although wearing Aprilia clothing, mahbx.com unde♏rstands the contractor was 𝔉not part of the race team and had been present at the Red Bull Ring on vacation.

The table🌌t 🌼is also thought to have been his own personal device.

Apparently acting unilateralꦫly, exactly why the contractor was filming in such a manner is unclear. His ⛎previous role has also not been established,

All MotoGP teams use photos and videos of other machines, and team members are often seenꦐ e🌱yeing up rival bikes in pit lane.

But such close-up filming clearly crossed the line and would never have been sanctioned by Aprilia, who are said to have been ꦫfurious at the behaviour of someone wearin♎g a team uniform and acted swiftly.

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