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Joan Mir penalised for ignoring black-and-orange flags at Jerez MotoGP
Joan Mir has been penalized for not respecting black-and-orange flags during final practice for the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez. He rejoined the track with visible bodywork damage after crashing in wet conditions. Mir was shown the black flag with an orange disk which indicates mechanical problems endangering oneself or others and requiring immediate exit from the track. However, Mir continued all the way back to the pits despite the flag signal. He has now received a double long lap penalty for the Sunday race, starting from 14th on the grid, as per the FIM MotoGP Stewards’ penalty explanation. Jorge Martin, another rider, was also penalized with a three-place grid drop for impeding Alex Marquez during Friday practice.
