Stewards announce verdict on Franco Morbidelli incident in Thai MotoGP practice

Franco Morbidelli ruined Francesco Bagnaia’s♌ Q2 hopes with late block

Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Ducati, 2025 Thai MotoGP
Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Ducati, 2025 Thai MotoGP
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VR46 Ducati MotoGP rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli has been given a penalty for this weekend’s Thai Grand Prix after blocking 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia at the end of Friday practice.

Double world champion Bagnaia was dumped out🧜 of the top 10 after a late effort that put him seventh was cancelled, seemingly due to aꦍ yellow flag infringement.

This left him with t🔯ime for one lap to secure a direct Q2 spot for Saturday’s qualifying, but was forced to abandon that effort when he came across a slowing Morbidelli at Turn 5.

Morbidelli was hauled in front of the stewards for this and has been given a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’🐈s grand prix.

LCR Honda rookie Somkiat Chantra has⛄ also been given a three-place grid penalty for riding too s🤡lowly on the racing line. 

Experts shocked at Franco Morbidelli in Thailand MotoGP practice

TNT Sports’ S🎉ylvain Guintoli exclaimed: “Oꩲh, come on! Every time…

“How many times has Frankie done that?

“It’s such a shame. Why?”

Gavin Emmett said: “Frustration between Ba൩gnaia and his mate.

“We’ve seen that a few times with Frankie rღecently.

“He went off track.”

Guintoli replied: “But he was onꦓ the racing line. H𝓰e should know better. He shouldn’t be there.

"Morbidelli h🔯as had multiple penalties already. That’s not accep🎀table.

"He’s had at least two penalties fo🍸r doing this already.🅠 It must be more, but I can think of two. 

"You would♛ think when I’m on a slow lap and it’s the end of the session, you just look back.

"It can happen, 💞we’ve all done it at times. Sometim𝓰es you don’t see it coming, if you’re on a slow lap the bikes come up to you really fast. You can get surprised.

"Iꩵt’s not malicious. He’s not doing it maliciously. 🍷But you do need to pay attention.

"He was completely on the racing li🌠ne and ruin🔯ed his mate Pecco Bagnaia’s best lap."

Michael Lavﷺerty said: "It’s strange - a rider of his intellige🔯nce just seems to have brain fade after he’s completed his session or his lap. 

"It’s like he’s just cruising around."

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