Aleix Espargaro’s first words on Franco Morbidelli incident at Qatar MotoGP: “Bad reaction, sanction is too much…”

Aleix Espargaro offered his first explanation of the incident with Franco Morbidelli while lying with his stricken leg in plaster.
Espargaro’s first words on Morbidelli clash: “Bad reaction, sanction too much

The Aprilia rider ended Saturday at the Qatar MotoGP with a fr𝕴actured fib🌺ula due to a collision with Miguel Oliveira, and €10,000 out of pocket for slapping Morbidelli on the helmet.

Morbidelli insisted that the💞 FIM Stewards’ decision to fine Espargaro, and hit 💝him with a six-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race (if he is passed fit to compete) is not enough.

Espargaro disagreed.

He sai🙈d via social media, according to : “A bad dayဣ, here I am with my leg up. 

“The truth is that it has been a day to forget.

“First with the incident with Morbidelli, ♒in which I obviously had a v🅰ery bad reaction. 

“He was walking around the track, I al𒁃most crashed twice for going in th🍸e middle of the track. 

“The🐼n he wouldn't let me get back on the track and I lost my temper, obviously, with a totally excessive reaction. 

“And that's why I received a sanction. From my point of view it is too 🌳much, but I accept it because the image is not good.”

ꦉMorbidelli angrily accused Espargaro of “disrespect”.

Aleix Espargaro, MotoGP race, Malaysia MotoGP, 12 November
Aleix Espargaro, MotoGP race, Malaysia MotoGP, 12 November

Espargaro addr📖essed the clash with Oliveira in the sprint race which resulted in both riders emerging with injuries.

“In the race I had a very good pace,” he said.

“We had a good weekend, 𒆙but starting from behind there can always be troubl🅘e. 

“Oliveira hit me veꦡry, very hard in Turn 6 and I went flying. 

“I have had a fissure in the head of my fibula tha♛t﷽ now hurts a lot. 

“These are things that can happen. 

“This year Miguel has been thrown quit🌳e a few times, but today he threw me. 

“He has apologised to me. He also has damage.

“The♏ situation in general makes me feel bad and it's a shame. 

“I will try to sleep today and try tomorrow, but it will be difficult because it hur♈ts a lot, but tomorrow we will see howಌ I wake up.”

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