It seems that things are not going well for Jorge Martin, who has now been penalized. Since the Italian Grand Prix, he no longer seems able to compete with Pecco Bagnaia. While his non-signing with the official Ducati team does not seem to have been fully digested, he was unable to stop the Bagnaia storm during qualifying or the Sprint. And as if that were not enough, here he is penalized for tomorrow’s Grand Prix. But what did he do to receive such a sanction? Answer below.
However, this has nothing to do with the Sprint. In fact, the origin of the punishment goes back to qualifying, an area in which the “Martinator” excels. According to the authorities, he was too slow on the trajectory, which results in three penalty places for him tomorrow at the start of Sunday’s race. We saw, during Q2, a small collision with Raul Fernandez in the slowest corner of the circuit, at low speed. According to the race management, it was this incident that led to the final decision.
These behaviors are common, and deplored by many pilots including Enea Bastianini just now. “It continues to happen, especially on circuits where having slipstream and more broadly a point of reference is important. Slowing down is a risk for yourself and for others” said the Italian just now. Indeed, this Q2 was marked by multiple slowdowns by the drivers.
Needless to say, this will not help Jorge Martin in any way against his opponents, he who was already having a hard time containing Bagnaia starting from second place. Tomorrow, he will have to be wary of Maverick Vinales, of course, but also of Alex Marquez and Enea Bastianini.who demonstrated all his overtaking abilities today.
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Here is the official notice detailing the sanction:
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