Francesco Bagnaia handed grid penalty for Misano MotoGP
The factory Ducati star has been handed a three-place grid penalty for ‘riding slow on the racing line in FP1🍎 and causing a dangerous situation for other riders’ in the closing stages of&꧃nbsp;Friday morning’s practice session at his home event.
LCR Honda's Alex Mar🐲quez and Bagnaia's 2023 team-mate Enea Bastianini were the riders directly behind Bagnaia at the time of the incident.
Incident under investigation
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Stewards wi♛ll be looking at this moment between and
Bagnaia has halved the points gap to Fabio Quartararo over recent rounds but remains 44 adrift of the Yamaha rider and 12 behind Aprilia's Aleix Espar♌garo🔯, with seven rounds remaining.
Quartararo was fastest in opening practice, wit🥂h Espargaro fourth and Bagnaia six𓃲th.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has 🌸seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury🧜 issues.
