Marc Marquez will receive a long-lap penalty in MotoGP’s Grand Prix of the Americas for taking out Fabio Di Giannantonio on lap one of the sprint.Marquez was attempting to pass the polesitting VR46 Ducati rider for third at the end of the back straight but started to run wide then tucked the front and fell, collecting Di Giannantonio in the process.CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???@marcmarquez93 CRASHES and takes @fabiodiggia49 WITH HIM 🤯#USGP 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/98YlEdpqMI— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) March 28, 2026
A statement from the officials said the reason Marquez had only received a single long-lap penalty rather than a potential double one was because it was “a first offence for the season, on the opening lap, and in this instance without consequence to multiple riders”.Marquez had not officially received the penalty when he spoke to the media after the race but admitted he expected to be punished and felt it would be deserved.“I must have a penalty,” said Marquez. ”Always I try to be fair, and I made a mistake, and I need to have a penalty, and tomorrow I will serve that penalty.”He said he had been c …
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Author: Matt Beer
