It is more of a reminder of the rules than a new sanction which was revealed by the organizers of MotoGP, before the world of Grands Prix heads off to face its campaign overseas. This concerns reprehensible behavior that could harm the reputation and integrity of the championship.
A broad area that includes driver behavior on the track. The latter sometimes express their feelings with strong gestures. Now more than ever they will need to stay sober. First of all, it was the middle finger that annoyed, and we will remember that one of the last before tightening the bolts was done by a Valentino Rossi in Misano exasperated to find Aleix Espargaró on his trajectory during a free practice session. It just goes to show that it even happens to the best who, moreover, like discipline and good manners within their troops. Ask Romano Fenati…
Then, as we saw in Aragon, even the most discreet gesture will be punished. Once again, it was within the VR46 entourage that we discovered this zero tolerance with a Nicholas Bulega taking his boot out of the fairing to signal dissatisfaction with Jorge Martin in Aragon, during Moto3 testing. In short, you will have to stay sober otherwise you will be punished. The young Bulega was thus entitled to a fine of 300 euros. Silence in the ranks ?
Not quite. Cal Crutchlow spoke on the subject and regrets that the middle finger is blacklisted because, for the expansive Briton, a driver has the right to his bodily expression once on the track, in order to communicate to who is entitled to his feeling at the moment. And he is the only one to have given his opinion in this way.
An opinion collected by Oriol Puigdemont for Motorsport : “Tout cela a été créé parce
que c’était Valentino à Misano, Rossi a fait un doigt
à Aleix Espargaró parce qu’il lui avait barré la route,
et qu’il l’a fait aux yeux de tous et que tout le monde
l’a vu. Mais je pense que Vale avait raison, de sorte qu’il a le
droit de s’exprimer. En outre, cela se produit à chaque
séance d’entraînement et il importe peu ce qui devra
être payé. Celui qui veut faire un doigt ne pas être
passible de plus que d’avoir une amende.”
Apparently, Crutchlow's actions still have a bright future ahead of them...
