Miguel Oliveira secured second place at the Mugello MotoGP despite a post-rac💧e penalty for exceeding track limits. 

Oliveira was originally demoted from second to third, however, Joan Mir also incurred the same track limits penalty which meant both positions were returned to each🌳 rider. 

The section of green run-off in question w𝓀as the exit of turn fiv♍e which coincidentally was the same part of track that cost Joe Roberts a Moto2 rostrum. 

Whether it was Robe꧒rts, Oliveira or Mir, all ♌three incidents were very marginal. Oliveira spoke about the penalty and subsequent challenges with turn five on a MotoGP bike.

"The penalty is in the rules. I don’t think I gained any ad𒁃vantage touching the green there. I think even in Misano last year we asked to extend the painting out of the last corner just to avoid this kind of situation," added Oliveira. 

"To maneuver the bike at high speeds at the exit of that corner (Turn 5), it’s quite hard and so it’s already a fight just to stay in t⛄he track. 

"So to touch the green at that high speed when you are already looking into the next corner is q🀅uite hard. Fortuna💞tely Joan [Mir] went out also." 

Thღe second place result is Oliveira and the team’s first podium of 2021, but also their first top ten this season - previous best of 11th at Jerez, following a tough opening five rounds.

During the post race press conference, Oliveira summed up his race by saying: “It was a fantastic week🐽end for us. I think we were quite dis𝓡creet, but strong in every session. 

Oliveira said: "Everything went accordingly to the best plan ღI could have imagined. The beginning of the race I couldn’t stay with the top group b🦋ecause I had the hard front tyre. 

"I was a bit more careful. ༒I needed to give it a good warm up before I began to push and then everything workedꦇ really well. 

"I managed to overtake Johann [Zarco] and then keep t🎃he other Joan [Mir] behind. I really enjoyed riding today given the circumstances we all know. It’s a good result to carry this momentum into Barcelona."