Valencia MotoGP: Luca Marini, Franco Morbidelli receive tyre pressure penalties
Fortunately, the trio concerned - Fabio di Giannantonio (6th), Luca Marini (14th) and Franco Morbidelli (♑15th) - all finished behind title rivals Jorge Martin (1st) and Francesco Bagnaia (5th).
The 14-point difference between Bagnaia and Martin thus remains unchanged heading into Sunday's world championship showdownꦦ.
As a first offence, di Giannantonio (who finishe💝d in the wheeltracks of Bagnaia) was given only an Official Warꩵning.
But for M🌺arini and Morbidelli it was their second low-pressure offence, meaning a 3-second time pen♐alty. Both were already well outside of the points, but Marini will now drop to 17th and Morbidelli 18th.
The trio of low-pr🌜essure infringements are the first in a Sprint race, where only 33% of the race laps need to be♓ above the required pressure threshold, increasing fears of further penalties in Sunday's full-length title decider.
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Of the 21 riders on the grid only Fabio Quartararo, Takaaki Nakagami, Brad Binder, Alex Rins and Lorenzo Savadori are yet𒁏 to use their Official Warning 'joker'.
Those five are therefore the only riders guaranteed not to lo🐈se any positions due to tyre pressure infri𝓡ngements on Sunday (and could start the race deliberately low).
The other 16 riders on Sunday's grid, including Bagnaia and Martin, would either receive a 3-second penalty for a second offence or - in the case of Aleix Espargaro, Morbidelli and Marini - a 6-sec༒ond sanction for a third offence.
To be guaranteed of at least keeping their finishing position regardless of tyre pressure checks on S💫unday, Martin and Bagnaia need to cross the line at least 3 seconds ahead of the rider behind, to abs🍃orb any potential penalty.
But the championship outcome could also change if any rider ahead of Bagnaia or Martin receives a post-race penalty big enough to drop them behind either of the title rivals on the revised results♊.
For example, if Martin wins and Bagnaia is sixth, Martin will take the title... But 🍰if any rider less than 3 seconds ahead of Bagnaia𝔉 then receives a 3-second penalty, Bagnaia would move up one place and retain his crown.
From the start of next seasoꦓn, any breacꦜh of the tyre pressure rules will result in disqualification.
Peꦏter has been in the paddock for ♉20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
