MotoGP championship leader hit with a one-race ban after slapping a track worker in the face following crash
A shocking moment between a MotoGP rider and a track steward led to a one-race ban – and it was all caught on camera.
Even crazier, this moment could have huge championship implications.
Marco Bezzechi is one of the drivers of the Aprilia Racing factory team, which currently leads the constructors’ championship, while Aprilia also leads the constructors’ championship. Moreover, entering the Czech Grand Prix this weekend, Bezzechi led his teammate Jorge Martin in the drivers’ standings.
Aprilia Racing MotoGP rider Marco Bezzechi has been banned from a race following a shocking physical altercation with a track steward. (Universal Images Group via David Sarmiento/VW Pics/Getty Images)
But the weekend, and potentially the drivers’ championship, took a wild turn following a crash in the weekend sprint race.
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It wasn’t just the crash that ruined the weekend; That’s what he did after the accident.
The incident occurred when Bezzechi lost traction on a bend and he and his bike slid into the gravel trap.
If you’ve ever watched MotoGP this happens all the time, but what doesn’t happen is a rider runs into a marshal trying to save his bike.
But that’s what happened this time.
Yeah… you can’t be doing that.
The Italian rider appeared to slap the police twice as he tried to free the bike from the gravel trap.
The sprint race was only 10 laps long and the accident occurred on the eighth lap. Even if Bezzechi had returned to the track, he would remain well out of scoring position unless the final few laps turned into the ultimate race of attrition.
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Making such an exit certainly did not put Bezzechi in a positive light. You have to respect the track officials because if they don’t do their job you can’t race. It’s that simple.
Marco Bezzechi’s one-race suspension could allow teammate Jorge Martin to take a big share of the championship lead. (Photo: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)
But for Bezzechi, the situation got worse. Referees called out and slapped single race ban This rules him out of Sunday’s Grand Prix.
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And as if it couldn’t get any worse, Bezzechi was scheduled to start from P5, while Martin’s P10 start would give him a good opportunity to increase his championship lead.
Having collected five points in the sprint race, Martin now has a chance to catch Bezzechi, who is only 15 points ahead in the standings.
