Grand prix rider punished for causing “exceptionally high risk to marshals”

MotoG🌄P Stewards dish out a penalty in Thaila♉nd for the next race in Argentina

David Munoz
David Munoz

David Munoz has been hit with a new punishment after the Moto3 race i𝕴n Tha💟iland.

Mun♏▨oz had already been given a long lap penalty during the Buriram race.

But, afterwards, he has been slapped with a fres🎃h punishment to ꦑbe served at the next round in Argentina on March 16.

Munoz and Luca Lunetta enꦯgaged in a spiky ba🔜ttle at the season-opener. Lunetta rejoined after falling into the gravel early on.

Munoz,🍸 who was trailing, became reckless and was given a long lap penalty. He crashed out, tapping his head as he trudged back to his garage to imply he had lost focus.

“You were found to be riding in an irresponsible manner causing a contact, involving rider #58,” the stewards ruled a🔯fter the race about Munoz.

“The situati𝓡on was exaggerated w🍃ith the maneuver executed whilst the section of circuit was under yellow led/flag conditions.”

The stewards added: “After notification 🐼of [the long lap] penalty you crashed at Turn 3, without serving it.

“The FIM MotoGP Stewards panel further reviewed the incident after the race and c𒈔onsidered the exceptionally high risk to marshals who were placed in danger following the contact, which caused #58 to run deep into the run off area.

“Given the exaggerated risk caused, the FIM MotoGP Steward♍s Panel further impose a Pit Lane Start Penalty, to be served by the rider (#64) in the next Grand Prix race.”

Jose Antonio Rueda eventually won tꦍhe first Moto3 race of 2025, after Munoz crashed out. Lunetta was 10th.

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