It was an incident at the end of the day on Friday which nevertheless quite upset those who were blacklisted. It must be said that the consequence was a summons before the Safety Commission and Freddie Spencer to explain accusations of having hindered the fast laps of competitors by wandering on the track. Rossi was in the contingent but also Petrucci. And the latter gave his feelings on this story…
First the facts. Danilo Petrucci explain : " I stayed in the first corner for a long time, then Pol Espargaró, who was behind me, slowed down. Meanwhile, Zarco came out of the pits like Valentino and we found ourselves four in a curve. Meanwhile, Miller and Viñales also arrived. I didn't know where to go ". The last two cities complained. Which led to the summons for warning.
Because there was no sanction: “ We were asked to be very careful for the rest. No driver wants to interfere with others on purpose, but these problems are often created because, on the track, one driver is waiting for another's slipstream. These things happen” recognizes Petrux who reveals the corrective action: “in the last 15 minutes of the session, we will apply the rule already valid in Q1 and Q2. So, even in FP3, drivers will not be able to slow down to wait for others, at the risk of compromising someone's lap. This should help avoid situations like the one we experienced. This at least served to understand that here, at the Sachsenring, we had a small problem to manage ».
Certainly, but the one who was confirmed until 2020 in his position as teammate Dovizioso raises another problem… “ Drivers complain even if they didn't do a fast lap, they start making gestures and in this way, they alert the race management about another driver. A clever maneuver, a strategy that allows them to cause a penalty against the rival. We asked for great attention on these things”. Atmosphere…
