Race Direction's clampd🤡own on Moto2 and especially Moto3 riders moving slowly while wait for a tow has resulted in four riders being punished at Valencia.

MotoGP Race Dire🦂ctor Mike Webb had warned riders in a pre-event meeting that a tougher interpretation of the existing rules on 'irresponsib✃le riding' would be taken.

"On 8 November, during the Moto3 Qualifying session of the Gran Premio Generali Comunitat Valenciana, riders #13 Jasper Iwem👍a, #17 John McPhee, #38 Hafiq Azmi, and #91 Gabriel Rodrigo were riding at significantly slower than racing speed, th✨us disturbing and causing possible danger to other riders and themselves," said an FIM statement.

"This is in diဣrect contravention of the instructions given at the riders briefing on 6 November and is considered to be irresponsible riding and is therefore🌸 an infringement of Article 1.21.2 of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations.

"A Race Direction hearing was held with theღ riders in attenda🤪nce.

"The decision of Race Direction is to impose the addition of one Penalty Point to the record of each of the riders; #13 Jasper Iwema, #17 John McPhee, #38 Hafiq Azmi, and #91 Gabriel Rodrigo, according to Article 3.3.1.3 of the 2014 FIM Road Racing World Championꦡship Grand Prix Disciplinary and Arbit🐲ration Code.

"No appeals have been lodged. The decision of Race Direction is fin🍸al."