Danny Kent was in heaven in 2015 when he clinched the Moto3 world title. He was a Leopard Honda rider then, but after that his career was nothing but disappointment. Since Barry Sheene in 1977, no other Briton has achieved this in a Grand Prix, but those days are long gone. Because the same Danny Kent now has a criminal record after a four-month suspended prison sentence. A descent into hell.
The fault lies in a brawl on the public highway between his brother and a 63-year-old man. The circumstances are unclear, but Danny Kent was arrested during the incident in possession of a knife. He certainly did not use it, but we do not joke with this type of detention in this type of event in the country of his gracious majesty.
Kent, who pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court, said: “ I would like to apologize to the court”. He was given a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
Kent moved to Moto2 with Kiefer after his Moto3 title, but finished no higher than sixth and left the team at the start of the following season. After a few appearances in Moto2 and Moto3, Kent returns with Speed Up in 2018, but only finished in the points twice.
This season he was in BSB. But because of this conviction, his year is over. His team has in fact communicated: “ Danny was given a suspended sentence by a magistrates court and we cannot tolerate any criminal activity " said Dave Tyson, Team Director of Bike Devil MV Agusta UK. “ He was released from all the obligations he had with us ».
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— DB Race services ltd (@dbraceservices) August 2
