Quartararo Rails
At FIM Stewards
T
he FIM Stewards were under attack again
during the Assen TT. Fabio Quartararo's
attempted overtake on Aleix Espargaro not only
took him down and pushed his rival off track
and back to 15th; he was later penalized with
a long lap penalty, which is to be served at the
following race.
The reigning World Champion didn't take the
ruling lightly.
"Now you can't try an overtake because they
think you are too ambitious," he wrote on Insta-
gram. "From the beginning of the year some riders
made 'racing incident' but apparently mine was too
dangerous. Congratulations to the stewards for the
amazing job you are doing. Next time I [won't] try
any overtake to think about not taking a penalty."
He has a point. How did he get sanctioned for
this move when Takaaki Nakagami avoided one
for a first-corner take down of two other names in
Barcelona?
Neil Morrison
IN
THE
WIND
P40
Fabio Quartararo
believes the
punishment doesn't fit
the crime at Assen.
Alex Marquez
Confirmed At
Gresini Ducati
A
lex Marquez has signed for Gresini Ducati
for 2023, opening the way for Alex Rins
to take his place at LCR Honda. The former
Moto2 and Moto3 World Champion will race a
year-old Desmosedici GP22—this year's factory
bike—alongside Fabio Di Giannantonio, who
extended his current deal with the team.
"I'm very excited to be starting this new
adventure. It was crucial for me to change in
order to recover the same type of motivation I
had when I first joined this class," Marquez said.
While Rins had yet to sign the contract with LCR
Honda on the Sunday after the race, he indicated
the deal was all but decided.
"In the end, I was managing the Ducati option—
the Gresini option—or the LCR option," said the
current Suzuki man.
"We were talking with Ducati, and they did
not give me an official bike. I was fighting for an
official bike and Honda was able to give me that
possibility. It's a nice project. Right now the bike is
not going so good in terms of results so let's see if
we can manage to make a good bike."
Neil Morrison
A Marquez on a
Ducati? That's what's
happening with
Alex Marquez off to
Gresini next year.
