Enea Bastianini was penalized with an additional 32 seconds after the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix for failing to serve one of his Long Lap penalties and the subsequent ride-through penalty for not serving the original punishment.
The Long Lap penalty was imposed on the Ducati rider for going off track at the first chicane to avoid contact with Álex Márquez (Gresini/Ducati), without giving back the time gained.
Álex Márquez commented to Sky Sport MotoGP: ‘I really don’t know what happened, he wasn’t even able to complete a Long Lap. I think that says it all. I overtook him at turn 1, but there was no contact and honestly, I don’t know what he is complaining about’.
According to Márquez, neither of the riders made an error in the maneuver itself, but he emphasized that by going off track, Bastianini had to give back the time he gained:
– He went wide, but he knows that if you go wide at turn 2, you have to lose a second until turn 3. If you can’t lose that second, then you get a Long Lap penalty. That’s how it is. I don’t think I did anything wrong, and he didn’t either, but he wasn’t able to lose that second…