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Explained: Why Enea Bastianini’s Hungary MotoGP penalty defence didn’t hold up
Enea Bastianini received a double long lap penalty for a collision with Johann Zarco during the MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix sprint, despite his belief that he should not have been penalized. The collision occurred after being hit by Fabio Quartararo at Turn 1 on the first lap, damaging his ride height device. Bastianini’s argument, stating the device issue led to the Zarco collision, did not sway the stewards, who imposed the penalty due to it being his second offense of the season. Although the defense mentioned the device activation and braking difficulties, video evidence showed Bastianini missed his braking point before the crash. The penalty will not carry over as it was deemed served following Bastianini’s non-related early race exit at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Tech3 had attempted to have him serve the penalty post-crash, which was later deemed unnecessary under the current rules.
