Grand prix rider punished for causing “exceptionally high risk to marshals”

MotoGP Stewards dish out a penalt⛎y in Thailand for the next race in Ar🗹gentina

David Munoz
David Munoz

David Munoz has been hit with a new punishment after the Mo🥂to3 race in Thailand.

Munoz had already been given a long lap penalty during the Burir൩am race.

But, afterwards, he has b⛦een slapped with a fresh punishment to be serve🉐d at the next round in Argentina on March 16.

Munoz and Luca Lunetta engaged in a spiky battle a🦩t the season-opene🌺r. Lunetta rejoined after falling into the gravel early on.

Munoz, who was trailing, became reckles☂s and was given a long lap penalty. He crashed out, tapping his head as he trudged back to his garage to imply he had lost focus.

“You ๊were found to be riding in an irresponsible manner causing a contact, involving rider #58,” the stewards ru𒆙led after the race about Munoz.

“The situat🌳ion was exaggerated with the maneuver executed whilst the section of circuit was under yellow led/flag𝄹 conditions.”

Th✨e stewards added: “After notification of [the l🍸ong lap] penalty you crashed at Turn 3, without serving it.

“The FIM MotoGP Stewards panel further reviewed the incident after the race and consider𓆏ed the exceptionally high risk to marshals who were placed in danger following the contact, which caused #58 to run deep into the run off area.

“Given the exaggerated risk caused, the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel further im⛄pose a Pit♒ Lane Start Penalty, to be served by the rider (#64) in the next Grand Prix race.”

Jose Antonio Rueda eventually won the first Moto3 race of 2025, after Munoz 🤡crashed o🅘ut. Lunetta was 10th.

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