Pecco Bagnaia has just come under pressure in this Grand of San Marino where he will have to give up three places on the starting grid at the end of Saturday's qualifying on the Misano track. The images made this outcome inevitable after his careless mistake at the end of FP1, but the officials still had to crack down. The Ducati official did not slip through the cracks of the panel of commissioners who have already forgotten Jorge Martin's open suit in Austria.
Alex Marquez had a little scare during FP1 when he discovered a Ducati right in his path. Pecco Bagnaia who scanned the horizon in the opposite direction. bastianini was also surprised. bagnaia immediately apologized, but a short time later the race director reported that the incident was under investigation. This track incident was ultimately classified as a dangerous maneuver calling for sanction.
FIM MotoGP Stewards 📋#MotoGP rider #63 @PeccoBagnaia has been given a three-position grid penalty for Sunday's race due to riding slow on the racing line, causing a dangerous situation for other riders in #MotoGP FP1 #SanMarinoGP 🇸🇲
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 2, 2022
The pilot, spearhead of the factory Ducati in the race for the drivers' title MotoGP will have to return three positions on the starting grid set up for the race on Sunday. A handicap which will force “Pecco” to move up in the rankings during the first rounds…
