Jorge Martin crashes in warm-up while practising long lap penalty
Jorge Martin crashes on Sunday’s warm-up at the Austrian MotoGP - while practising the long lap penalty that he must serve in the race.
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He's crashed w🍎hile practicing his lon🐻g lap penalty for later!
The Pramac Racing rider’s fall was a less than ideal start to a Sunday whic🃏h might become frustrating f🍰or him.
Martin was penalised late on Saturday night - mꦦany hours after the sprint race, where he caﷺused a Turn 1 pile-up.
He was accused by Stewards of ‘riding in an irresponsible mann🔯er causing a crash’.
Mart𓄧in started from 12th on the grid in the sprint, and finished on the podium. He kept his podium finish despite being penalised.
He will again begin from 12th at the Austrian Mot𒁃oGP on Sunday but must serve a long lap penalty.
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