Misano WorldSBK: “They didn’t even listen to my opinion” - Danilo Petrucci hits out at stewards

Petrucci enjoyed his best weekend yet in WorldSBK from a perไformance point of view, however, d✃ifferent circumstances meant the former MotoGP rider failed to deliver the results he should have.
The Italian looked set to challenge Toprak Razgatlioglu 🗹for a podium in Race 1 before crashing out at turn eightꦦ.
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While in the Super👍pole Race, Petrucci made contact with another rider not once, but twice.
The first of those came on the opening lap as he hit Aeg𓆏erter hꦉeading into turn two, which then led to Aegerter being shoved into his teammate Gardner.
Both Yamaha riders crashed🌞 as a result before Petrucci was handed a Long Lap penalty.
After recovering somꦕe of the lost positions, Peওtrucci then took out Iker Lecuona which resulted in the Honda rider being declared unfit for Race 2.
But Petrucci was adamant that the stewards should have listened⛎ to his view on the accident withඣ Aegerter and Gardner, before coming to their decision.
The Misano roun🏅d was not the first in whi𝕴ch Petrucci felt hard done by, after being disqualified from Race 1 in Catalunya.
"In the Superpole Race, I didn’t have a good start but I was ඣon the inside at Turn 2 and unfortunately, me and Domi… I was on the inside and he closed the door," said Petrucci.
"It felt✱ like somebody touched the rear end of my bike but for me the decision of the Stewards is not correct.
"Every time something happens on the fir𓂃st lap, they always say ‘it’s the first lap🐻 and it’s difficult to judge’. Today they were so quick to give me a Long Lap. They didn’t even listen to my opinion.
"They giv💯e me a Long Lap in the race, sending me to P10. I don’t think ♔the stewards have been so nice with me this year, always in this situation.
"At least we can talk and then give me a pen🌺alty at the♏ end of the race, don’t give me a Long Lap on the second lap.
"🍎For me, it’s not right. On the inꦦside, where can I go? I’m sorry for him and Remy. For me, the FIM Stewards' decision is absolutely wrong."