Is Martin’s penalty too small? His boss hints it might be

Aprilia racing boss Massimo Rivola said he would’ve readily accepted a harsher penalty to his rider Jorge Martin for the crash that removed Martin and four rivals, including team-mate Marco Bezzecchi, from contention in the Hungarian Grand Prix.Martin lost control of his Aprilia entering Turn 1 after the start and clattered into a group of riders. All five avoided serious injury but Martin, Bezzecchi, Fermin Aldeguer and satellite Aprilia rider Raul Fernandez were out on the spot – while Fabio Di Giannantonio remounted and finished 12th.The stewards awarded Martin a double long lap penalty for the crash. As he retired on the spot at Balaton, he must take it in the next grand prix he contests – which should be at Brno in a fortnight.The incident has allowed reigning champion Marc Marquez to take a significant chunk out of Bezzecchi’s points lead. He is now 72 points back from Bezzecchi and 52 points back from Martin.Aprilia elected …