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Yamaha boss blasts ‘extremely questionable’ penalty that unravelled Andrea Locatelli’s Hungarian WorldSBK weekend
Andrea Locatelli’s Hungarian WorldSBK Round took a turn for the worse when he was penalized in the Superpole Race after a Lap 1 incident. Despite a strong start with a seventh-place finish in Race 1 on Saturday, Locatelli’s fortunes changed following an opening-lap collision in the Superpole Race involving Sam Lowes and Miguel Oliveira. A chain reaction was triggered by contact with Lowes at Turn 6, culminating in Locatelli colliding with Oliveira, who crashed out and sustained a shoulder injury. After receiving a double long-lap penalty from Race Direction, Locatelli finished 13th in the restarted race, outside the points, and later crashed on the second lap of Race 2. While Locatelli chose not to comment on the penalty, Yamaha Team Principal Paul Denning expressed confusion over the decision, emphasizing that being penalized for an incident caused by another rider was difficult to understand.
