Explained: The Pedro Acosta long lap penalty controversy
TV images looked to show Pedro Acosta running outside of the white line during his Long Lap penalty in Sunday's Dutch Moto2 Grand Prix.
Pedro Acosta, Moto2 race, Dutch MotoGP, 25 June
It therefo✅re appeared that Acosta would need to serve the penalty agai🍬n.
But subsequent CCTV footage released by the FIM Stewards o🦄n see tweet below, "provided no positive proof the number 37 touched that decisive green."
Acosta was thus free to finish in thi🦂rd place and is now just 8 points behind t🧸itle leader Tony Arbolino.
Here's the reason why didn't have to repeat the LLP
— MotoGP™ (@MotoGP)
Check out the CCTV foota🉐ge that provided no proof that Pedro touched the green |
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