Aleix lost his best lap due to a technical breach

Aleix Espargaró, who finished second in FP2 and in combined free practice for the Dutch Grand Prix, 178 thousandths behind Pecco Bagnaia, lost his best fastest lap and all times set in his third and final round due to violation of technical regulations of the competition.

Race Direction pointed out that Aleix Espargaró used, in his third run on the track in FP2, the rear wing (the spoon) under the swingarm while using dry wheels at the front and rear, something prohibited by technical regulations. of MotoGP. Therefore, his third and final stint was canceled and from the second he covered the latter with 1’41 ”360 in his eighth lap -8” 086 behind Bagnaia and therefore from 106% of qualifying time- .

Before making a public announcement of his punishment, Aleix Espargaró was taken by demons to the Media Center during his press appearance, charging brutally against the Panel of Commissioners and against Race Direction for not raising the red flag during FP1 when I aquaplan because of the excess water that accumulated during that morning session.

“In FP1 on the water, I don’t know if we don’t carry red flags … Sometimes I feel like we’re leaving red flags at home. I stopped at the pits and told my team:” Now when the rain stops I will come out, because I don’t want to commit suicide “. On the straight bike can not exceed 14,000 laps, because if it does not rotate. The whole back is straight, aquaplaning, at the entrance of turn 8, aquaplaning, on turn 1 also .. “I don’t know. Since I wasn’t deciding, I stopped at the box and waited. I went out at the end, the rain stopped and Although there was a lot of water, it was possible to go. And there were some waterfalls for it”, Aleix explained about in the morning situation.

“There were times I was overly surprised and disgusted. I don’t understand, FP1 is a bit surreal. But since I couldn’t decide, I stopped at the box”, he continued.

“When bikes are aquaplaning, you can do two things: put up a red flag, or get off the bike and get on the boat. Race Direction in Germany said they didn’t punish Morbidelli because then I made another one. fast lap and while I also entered Q2, nothing happened for that lap (in which it got in the way) .That lap was the track record, I was two tenths behind, I wouldn’t mount the second tire.I would have stayed in the box, as I did in Barcelona. But no, no penalty. One more thing, you better not get angry. ”

Regarding the day, before receiving the punishment, he explained that “it was a day that was not very productive, but in reality it was very fun, because in the morning I was competing in the water and for the races to come after the summer I was it was always important to be fast in the water, and that left me with pleasure. In the afternoon we had a problem with the motorcycle, which did not run until six minutes left and I only did three or four laps, – with a petrol pump connector and they had to replace the tank- We lost eight minutes and I started with six left, and I didn’t expect it to be that fast in just three timed laps ”. That batch was then canceled.