World championship leader Francesco Bagnaia has been promoted to pole position for this afternoon’s Valencia MotoGP title decider after a penalty for Maverick Vinales.
Vinales has shown the back and orange flag during Sunday morning warm-up after a cloud of smoke was emitted from his RS-GP.
While Vinales responded to the message by moving off line and looking down at his bike, the smoke had stopped and he appeared unsure what the message had been For.
The Spaniard then rode the remainder of the lap slowly back to the pits.
The FIM Stewards have punished Vinales with a three-place grid penalty, dropping him from pole to fourth, for “not immediately leaving the track”.
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