MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 11 / OCTOBER 16-18, 2020
MOTORL AND ARAGON / TERUEL, SPAIN
P76
to Iannone's appeal by pushing for an
extended sentence of four years.
ARBOLINO NEGATIVE,
BUT STILL OUT
More unfortunate than Valentino Rossi's
absence at the Aragon GP, was Tony
Arbolino's. Unlike Rossi, the Moto3 title
challenger tested negative for Covid-19
three times but is currently self-isolating.
The Italian teenager sat near a positive
case when flying from France to Italy
on Sunday after finishing second at Le
Mans. FIM Medical Officer Giancarlo Di
Filippo explained, "(Tony) was informed
by the Italian authorities that he was
close to someone on the flight that was
positive. The national rules of Italy and
Spain state he needs to be considered
as someone that had close contact,
meaning he must be treated like he
tested positive. The Spanish rules are for
10 days (of isolation)."
DOVIZIOSO, DANILO: A
LOVE STORY
Frustration in Ducati bubbled over
on Saturday afternoon when Andrea
Dovizioso narrowly missed out on
a place in Q2. What really irked the
Briefly...
Fabio Quartararo's slide back down the field was depressing to watch.
"I was expecting to be further up the field, but we had an issue with the
front tire," he said. "It's the first time we've used this tire; it felt great to
begin with in the opening three laps, but the pressure became too high.
It was not possible to ride. I had no feeling in the front."
(Left) Another twist took place in the
fight to be crowned 2020 Moto2 World
Champion at Aragon, as both winner
Sam Lowes (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) and
Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team)
took full profit off SKY Racing Team
VR46's double disaster with a one-
two finish. Following Luca Marini and
Marco Bezzecchi's crash (the latter
while leading with just two laps to go),
only five points now separate the top
three riders in the title chase with only
four rounds remaining. In the title race,
Bastianini leads with 155, two points
clear of Lowes, with Marini third at 150.
Bezzecchi went from possibly leading
the championship to a full 25 points
behind following his crash and now lies
fourth at 130 points.
