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Alex Marquez penalised for Joan Mir clash in Czech MotoGP race
The FIM MotoGP stewards have penalized Alex Marquez for his collision with Joan Mir during the Czech Grand Prix, imposing a long lap penalty for the next race in Austria following an investigation. Despite starting from eighth on the grid, Marquez’s attempt to overtake Mir at Turn 12 ended in a crash that took both riders out of the race. Mir, visibly upset, was uninjured along with Marquez, who suffered an awful weekend with no points in the sprint race. The stewards, considering this as Marquez’s first offence, have shown leniency in their punishment, though it has effectively dashed his slim championship hopes. Mir, on the other hand, faced his eighth DNF of the season, while Honda struggled at the Czech Grand Prix with Luca Marini as their top-performing rider in 12th place.
