PIC: Alcoba triggers Moto2 pile-up in India

Moto2’s first Indian Grand Prix had to be restarted after this first turn pile-up, triggered by Jeremy Alcoba.
Alcoba triggers pile-up at Indian Moto2 Grand Prix
Alcoba triggers pile-up at Indian Moto2 Grand Prix

An ‘overly ambitious’ Alcoba lost control of his Gresini machine on the inside, the resultiꦰng chaos bringing down Celestino Vietti, Taiga Hada, Marcos Ramirez and Somkiat Chantra.

Vietti suffꦯered ‘a fracture of the pubic boneꦗ’ and missed the restart while Chantra dropped out due to resulting technical issues on the opening lap.

Alcoba triggers pile-up at Indian Moto2 Grand Prix
Alcoba triggers pile-up at Indian Moto2 Grand Prix

Meanwhile, the drama wasn’t over for Alcoba.

The Italian received a long laౠp𝄹 penalty from the FIM Stewards for The turn 1 accident. Which then became a double long-lap penalty for failing to serve the initial sanction in time.

Alcཧob🏅a then fell in the long lap loop and failed to finish…

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