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FIM MotoGP Stewards announce Australian Grand Prix penalties for Francesco Bagnaia and Brad Binder.
Francesco Bagnaia and Brad Binder have received three-place grid penalties for the Australian MotoGP following incidents where they impeded other riders in qualifying.
Binder obstructed Johann Zarco, leading to the penalty in Qualifying 1, while Bagnaia was penalized in Qualifying 2 for disturbing Marco Bezzecchi.
Both incidents were considered ‘first offences,’ with Luca Marini, involved in one incident, not facing punishment.
Zarco’s grid position is affected, but Bezzecchi still had a chance for pole position, edged out by Quartararo.
Bagnaia will now start 14th, and Binder 16th due to the penalties, impacting the race’s dynamics.
The penalties only impact the Grand Prix, which has been delayed, not affecting the Saturday Sprint race.
Binder faced another investigation for an incident with Savadori but no action was taken; Ducati had a challenging qualifying, with Marquez as their top rider aiming to secure second in the championship.
