Losail – FP2: Franco Morbidelli slow down for yellow flags, Aleix Espargaro no. A relationship is born between the two argumentwhich ends with a very bad gesture of the Spaniard, who scores one slap to the rival. Morbidelli is calm in tone, but very hard in the judgment.
“We have been called up to Race Direction, I have nothing to say to him. He usually has disproportionate reactions in some situations, even exaggerated violent, bad for the world to see, bad for the people who work with you, bad for the riders who race against you. For me, unfortunately, it was hard to have to live and be part of such a situation, but I remain proud and happy with my integrityproud to be able to look everyone in the face: for this reason I had nothing to say to him in Race Direction and I will have nothing to say to him in future. I slowed down because Marquez was on the ground at turn 2, there were yellow flags. He slowed down less than me and passed me at turn 4; then I wanted to regain my position and passed him again at 5. Then he threw himself in like crazy at 6, even risking making me fall. After he made yet another scene, I went to his side and signaled him to stay calm, but he stopped me. gave up a “pizza” (a slap, NDA). It almost seems like a dream to see the reaction he had, not normal: we should compete with each other according to the rules of the game, we should have some sporting hatred towards our opponents, but not so great and without going so far as to give up a ” pizza” to a driver who slowed down for a specific reason. What kind of reaction is that, well… We all think Aleix has a problem: in his entire career there are multiple episodes of which must vergognarsi rather than those he should be proud of. He didn’t apologize to me: in Race Direction he pulled out justifications of little importance”
Espargaro, who unfortunately reported a small fracture of the fibula of the left leg, did not hold the traditional press conference, but posted an audio comment on social media.
“It was a day to forget, first because of what happened with Morbidelli: I had a reaction wrong, certainly exaggerated. However, he was going slowly in the middle of the track, but I accept the sanction, the images are bad.”
As for the accident, Aleix says he was hit from behind by Miguel Oliveira, who later apologized. Espargaro feels a lot of pain, but doesn’t completely rule out his participation: it will depend on how the night goes and how he feels tomorrow.
If he were to run Aleix would have to serve the six-place penalty less on the starting grid which, incredibly, as had already happened with Marc Marquez at the beginning of the season, he will not have to pay for in the next GP he will participate in, but here in Qatar, according to what was written by the Stewards.
How do you say? To err is human, to persevere is diabolical…
2023-11-18 21:23:23
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