P1racenews AI automatic summary:
World championship leader Francesco Bagnaia has been promoted to pole position for this afternoon’s Valencia MotoGP title decider after a penalty for Maverick Vinales.
During the warm-up session on Sunday morning, Vinales received a back and orange flag after smoke emerged from his RS-GP. Although he reacted promptly by pulling off line and checking his bike, he seemed unsure about the message’s meaning. Vinales then completed the rest of the lap at a slow pace until he reached the pits. As a result of his failure to immediately leave the track, the FIM Stewards penalized him with a three-place grid penalty, demoting him from pole position to fourth. Bagnaia now takes the pole position, followed by Zarco in second and Miller in third. Vinales will start from the second row, with Binder and Martin behind him. In Saturday’s Sprint, Vinales, like Bagnaia, opted for the medium rear tire but dropped back to fourth after leading for six laps, while Bagnaia finished in fifth place.
