The third free practices of Moto3 in Valencia they ended up beaten… literally. With all the stress of finding the time to qualify for Q2, Jaume Masia and Kaito Toba They touched each other in a curve, fell, argued and ended up punching each other.
While they were rolling on their last lap, the Japanese entered one of the corners a little sneakily and Masiá, who was just behind, tried to get into the gap that had opened. However, Toba returned to the usual path and there he found the Spanish. Both of them they touched and went to the ground. After the fall, they will have to go through Q1.
When they went to get their respective bikes, Toba raised his hand to Masiá, reproaching him for the action, while the Spaniard ironically applauded the Japanese for the incident. Neither could recover the march and it was time for the fight.
They started arguing until Toba tapped Masiá on the helmet, who did not like the gesture at all and punched him. They faced each other again helmet to helmet, but the situation did not get any worse thanks to the stewards who separated them.
Both are expected are sanctioned for unsportsmanlike conduct, although the extent of the penalty is unknown. As a reference, for a very similar event, John McPhee was penalized with starting from the pit lane, a 10-second penalty in the race and 1,000 euros.
