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Fabio Quartararo given unusual penalty for disobeying instructions from marshals
Fabio Quartararo has incurred an unusual penalty for the British Grand Prix due to a crash during the early stages of the MotoGP French GP at Le Mans. Despite securing pole position in front of the home crowd, he finished fourth in the sprint after leading the first five laps. In the wet flag-to-flag race on Sunday, Quartararo received a double long lap penalty for switching to a dry bike after the warm-up lap according to new rules. Although leading the grand prix initially, he crashed due to intensified rain on lap four and couldn’t rejoin the race. Consequently, he must sit out the first 10 minutes of FP1 at the British Grand Prix and pay a €2000 fine for disregarding marshals’ instructions, a decision which comes at a crucial time for Yamaha as they tested a new engine in France. This penalty situation is not unfamiliar to Quartararo, who faced penalties in previous seasons as well, and he acknowledged the challenging conditions at the French GP.
