Moto3: Title leader Mir penalised for weaving

Six-place grid penalty for Aragon Moto3 race winner Joan Mir.
Moto3: Title leader Mir penalised for weaving

Aragon Moto3 race winner and runaway title leaꦑder Joan Mir has been penali🉐sed for 'erratic weaving' on the back straight, during the final lap (see video below).

The Le𓂃opard rider succeeded in preventing a slipstream, but his actions were immediately branded as💯 dangerous by runner-up Fabio di Giannantonio and third place Enea Bastianini.

"My plan was to be second onto the straight and then overtake the leader into the last corner. 💎But with the really dangerous move that Mir made, it was impossible," said runner-up di Giannantonio. "On the straight he did like a snake. Everyone did some [weaving], but he was too aggressive and it was too dangerous at that speed. I don’t know if this is within the rules."

"On the last lap, for me, Mir was dangerous and it was impossible to overtake🍨 him," added third place Bastianini.

But Mir, upon listening to the complaints, remained 🔯defiant: "This was part of my strategy, to be at the front on the last laღp and do this [weaving], because with two laps remaining 'digia' did the same… The last lap in Moto3 is like this."

Race Direc💞tion later ruled that Mir had indeed broken Article 1.21.2: “Riders must ri𝕴de in a responsible manner which does not cause danger to other competitors or participants"

Mir will keep the victory, his eighth𒁃 of the year, but drop six places🐟 on the grid next time at Motegi, in Japan.

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