Jorge Martin has been penalised for causing the turn one pile-up at the Austrian MotoGP Sprint race – but will still keep his podium finish.
Several riders and teams were heavily critical of the FIM Stewards for not immediately punishing Martin during Saturday’s race.
It appeared that the Pramac Ducati rider – who had dived for the inside under braking for turn one, triggering an incident that involved five other riders – might escape punishment altogether.
But at 7pm local time the Stewards issued a long lap penalty for Martin, to be served in Sunday’s grand prix, for ‘riding in an irresponsible manner causing a crash’.
Keyword: MotoGP Austria: Jorge Martin penalised for ‘irresponsible riding’, keeps podium