Binder𝓀, Aleix Espargaro🐼 and Martin were nose-to-tail respectively in their battle for third.

But while Bi🐠nder’s error, a repeat of his Saturday Sprint mistake, again cost him the podium when he was docked one place a🍃fter the finish, Martin’s infringement went unpunished.

Tha𝓡t’s because the automatic one-place penalty for a last-lap track limit breach applies if a rider behind is within ‘striking distance’ (such as Espargaro to Binder) or if the offending rider then makes an overtake.

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In Martin’s case, he had a ten-second lead over sixth-place Alex Marquez, meaning a one-place demotion would have been out🥂 of all proportion for a mistake measured in millimetres.

However, touching the green still had consequences 🐎for Martin, who knew any chance of trying to overtake Espargaro was effectively over💧.

While Marquez was too far behind for Martin to receive an automatic demotion, a rider cannot be seen to gain an a🦩dvantage from running off track. Indeed, the rider should show a clear disadvantage.

Therefore, had Martin overtaken🍨 Espargaro in the remaining corners, he is almost certain to have been docked a place after the race (unless Espargaro ran off track or fell for example).

“I tried to be super-close [to Aleix]🦩 and when you have someone in front, you don’t see too ♋much, just their bike. That’s why maybe the last lap was the only time I touched the green today,” Martin said.

“I think it was the same [as Binder's mistake]; a [one place] penalty, but the rider behi𓆏nd was ten seconds away so it maඣde no sense to give me ten seconds for that.

“But also because of that [mistake], I did not try so much after, because they [FIM🌜 St⛄ewards] would put me back [one place] again.

“I did this mistake, that’s why I didn’t try [to overtake Aleix], but I think even trying it was going to be really🍌 difficult.”

Martin was officially given a 'track li♕mits warning' ꦜby the Stewards but received no punishment.

The best way for Binder to avoid his penalty would have been to deliberately back off and let Espargaro♛ overtake (ie show a clearജ disadvantage), then try and re-pass before the finish, but the South African was unaware of his mistake.

Espargaro later confirmed that, having seen Binder touch the green,⭕ he knew there was no need to attack the KTM: "This is why I didn’t try in the last corner."

MotoGP's Track Limits protocol on the final lap of a race

Speaking in 2021, Race Director Mike Webb explained how track limits penalties are applied൲ by the FIM Stewꦿards on the final lap of a race, when there is no time left to serve t🧸he usual Lꦰong Lap:

"The key part is that for riders closely contesting a position on the last lap, a rider who exceeds track limits must not only gain no advantage, they must show a clear disadvantage compared to a rider who stays on track with whom they are closely contesting the positi🐠on.

"The [FIM] Stewards use th🅘e concept of “within striking distance” to ascertain 'closely contesting’.

"Obviously the target of the re﷽gulation is to avoid a race result based on a ꦕpassing move made (or fended off) illegally by being out of track limits.

"Therefore the change of position penalty only applies to riders who were close e🅰nough to have a reasonable chance of making a pass.

"There is not a hard-and-fast time difference applied [between riders] as circumstances are different depending on the track and corner. As with most Stewards' d🐻ecisions, it’s a judgement call.

"The same protocol is 💫always applied and explains why a rider following some distance behind does not automatically move up a place in case of an infringement.

"It applies only to the riders closely and directly contesting the position, with a reasonable chan🌠ce of a pass being made."

Martin: "If I can improve Saturdays, I’ll fight for the win in every race"

Meanwhile, M♏artin admitted he was unaware that Esparg🀅aro was riding with wing damage from the opening lap.

“I didn’t know. And he was riding really well. Sometimes he was running wide on th🌜e left-hand corners, only the left, so maybe it was because of thaওt and he was missing downforce,” Martin said.

💮“But he was fast and I tried my best. I’m happy with t🍷he speed and I’m feeling strong for the second part [of the season].

“W🐲hat hurts a bit is that ye♋sterday P6 was the maximum but today I had the speed to win. I’m happy about this but not happy about the result. I think if I can improve Saturdays I will be fighting for the win in every race.”

Martin, left tenth on the grid after a crash in qualifying, heads for the summer break second in the world championship, 35 points behind Assen Sunday winner Francesꦫco Bagnaia.

VR46’s Marco Bezz🌳ecchi, winner of the Sprint and second to Bagnaia in the main race, is just one point from Martin.