The FIM just confirmed that Marc Márquez Yes, he will have to comply with the sanction established after his accident in Portimão. Despite being injured and missing the race of ArgentinaMarc, on his return, will have to go through the long lap zone of the corresponding circuit.
‘Long lap’
This has been the last big penalty, but others came before it even when we were in lower categories. The first time that Marc Márquez faced an obstacle of this type on the track was in Australia 2008.
loss of position
Philip Island was the circuit, and simon corsi the pilot. So Márquez was in 125cc. On the straight, Marc pokes the Italian’s elbow out with the intention of getting him out of the way. the one of cervera is sanctioned with a penalty, and is ninth.
Three penalties in one race
Another time that Márquez has had to lose positions was in the 2018 Argentina race after his incident with valentino rossi. On that Sunday everything happened, and everything bad for him Sling.
To set the stage, Márquez stalled just after the warm-up lap, and moved across the grid in the opposite direction. They sanctioned him with a ‘ride through’had to go through ‘pits’ and He returned 19th, 20 seconds behind the lead.
The Honda’s comeback began, taking some sanctions along the way. Among them, one less square to touch, without reason, to Aleix Espargaro. Another of the penalties that the Catalan served had to do with the extra seconds.
In this case it was at the end of the race and after throwing Valentino Rossi in the middle of the chaos for advancing positions. Márquez finished fifth, but they put 30 seconds on him, which when transferred to the grid were 13 positions. finished 18th.
Sanctioned with starting last
On two occasions Marc Márquez has had to start last on the grid on race day. The first was in Australia 2011 when he was driving in Moto2. He had an incident with Ratthapark Wilairot during practice on Saturday and with the checkered flag waving. Márquez tries to keep pushing, and takes the Thai ahead, who ended up injured. On Sunday he achieves the podium.
A year later, in Valencia 2012, also had to come out last due to a shot at Corsi. On Sunday he managed to come back to win the Grand Prix.
Loss of points?
already as a pilot MotoGP and leader of the World Championship, Márquez fell during the ‘warm up’, and at the end of the break, the Honda endangered the commissioners who were attending to another rider. Points were removed from the card, without subsequent consequences.
That same year, in Aragonthey deducted a point again for shooting Dani Pedrosa. This time the decision was made during a meeting at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
most of the sanctions are caused by the ‘aggressiveness’ of Marc Márquez on the track during his piloting. There have been several warnings that have reached Honda, and some have ended with great consequences.
